Born in Zanzibar, Computerized in Provo, Utah

The development of online learning materials is a complex and expensive process that can benefit from the application of consistent and organized principles of instructional design. This article discusses the development at Brigham Young University of the online portion of a one-semester course in Swahili using the ADDIE Model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) as a source of organizing principles. It presents an overview of the year long process from start to finish: from the establishment of fundamental instructional design principles and the development of the scope and sequence, through in-country resource collection, and on to postproduction, which included audio and video editing and programming.