Studio services
Six disciplines for teaching-tools design
EduSpark Lab delivers project-based and retainer engagements for Canadian K-12 boards, colleges, universities, training organizations, L&D teams and edtech SMEs. Every service includes instructional-designer review, academic-integrity guardrails and student-data governance. Indicative projects: C$40,000–C$165,000. Retainers from C$7,800/month.
1. Edtech Strategy & Learning-Experience Design
Before we open a design file, we need to understand what instructors are trying to teach and where learners get lost. Our discovery workshops map learning objectives, audit existing courseware, interview educators and produce a learning-experience design roadmap with clear pilot scope. We identify which modules benefit from AI-assisted content generation and which need a full accessibility retrofit. Senior instructional designers and learning engineers lead every session from our East 2nd Avenue lab. This is studio consulting for client institutions — not software off the shelf, not an accredited programme, not a course you enrol in to make money. Typical engagement: 4–6 weeks, C$40,000–C$70,000.
2. AI Curriculum & Courseware Development
We design and prototype full courseware modules — lessons, activities, media scripts and instructor guides — using AI-assisted drafts that always pass through human-reviewed content workflows. A courseware sprint runs in two-week iteration rounds: Design, Build, Try, Iterate. Question-bank quality checks catch items that quietly teach the wrong concept. Academic-integrity guardrails prevent answer-generation features. We build for LMS delivery across Canadian higher education and corporate L&D platforms. Every prototype lesson is tested with educators before learners see it.
3. Content Generation & Localization (human-reviewed)
Machine-assisted drafts can accelerate first passes — but pedagogy needs human judgement. We build content generation pipelines with mandatory instructional-design review at every stage. Localization into French and other languages includes cultural adaptation, not just translation. Teacher copilots help instructors adapt generated material to their classroom context. All outputs are labelled as machine-assisted. We never publish content without educator sign-off. Student-data and content IP terms are defined in every project scope.
4. Teacher / Instructor Copilots & Tools
Teacher copilots sit alongside existing workflows — suggesting feedback language, flagging accessibility gaps, proposing activity variations. Instructors approve every suggestion; nothing reaches learners without explicit educator action. We prototype copilot interfaces for Canadian colleges, K-12 boards and training organizations. Tools are built with academic-integrity guardrails: no essay writing, no exam answers, no assessment completion on behalf of students. Fairness checks and bias audits run on all model outputs. Typical range: C$50,000–C$110,000.
5. Assessment Design & Academic-Integrity Guardrails
A quiz bank that quietly teaches the wrong thing is worse than no quiz at all. We design assessments with explicit learning objectives alignment, varied item types and integrity checks that detect and block misuse. AI-assisted item generation produces drafts; instructional designers verify accuracy, bias and accessibility. Automated feedback suggestions are clearly labelled. We build tools that support honest assessment — never tools that do the work for students. Question-bank quality reviews are standard in every engagement.
6. Accessibility (UDL / AODA), Data Governance & Fairness
A course that looked finished until a screen reader tried it — we fix that. Accessibility retrofits cover UDL principles, AODA compliance, alt text, keyboard navigation and assessment formats that do not rely solely on visual information. Data governance follows PIPEDA and BC PIPA with explicit handling of student and minor data. Fairness audits test model outputs across demographic groups. Retainer support for North American client institutions from C$7,800/month includes ongoing UDL checks and governance reviews as courseware evolves.
Disclaimer: EduSpark Lab provides professional edtech consulting for client institutions. We are not an accredited school. AI outputs are human-reviewed. We protect academic integrity and do not guarantee grades or outcomes.