Practical tools for course design
Free, open tools that solve real instructional design problems — from accessibility scanning to course analysis.
Professional Tools for Course Design
Each tool is built from real-world experience managing hundreds of courses per semester. No generic solutions — just tools that solve actual instructional design problems.
Alt-Scan
Scan PDFs, DOCX, and PPTX files for missing alt text and get detailed accessibility reports.
- PDF, DOCX, PPTX support
- Detailed reports
- PDF/Word/CSV export
- WCAG compliance
Course Visualizer
Upload a Canvas IMSCC export and get a full visual breakdown of course structure, workload, and design quality.
- Course flow map
- Workload heatmap
- QM readiness radar
- Accessibility snapshot
Respondus Formatter
Convert messy question banks into Respondus-ready format for Canvas import.
- Auto-detect question types
- DOCX/PDF/TXT support
- Interactive editing
- One-click download
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Practical insights on instructional design, accessibility, and building tools that solve real problems.
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Hi, I'm Victor Iglesias, an Instructional Design Consultant at FIU Online. For over 7 years, I've managed 100+ courses per semester, working with faculty to create engaging, accessible, and effective learning experiences.
CourseKit was born from real frustrations: spending hours checking alt text manually, wrestling with QM rubrics, and recreating the same course structures over and over. These tools solve problems I face every day — and now they can solve yours too.
Victor Iglesias
Instructional Design Consultant
Florida International University
"Building tools that I actually want to use every day."