At 2U, our approach to course design is driven by our Learning Experience Framework, a collection of research-backed principles about how students learn curated especially to support students learning in a hybrid format. The specifics of our design process are drawn from backward design, which uses student learning outcomes to structure instructional choices while prioritizing human connection. Our platform puts accessibility at the forefront, so that students with a variety of needs can all engage in the learning they need. And our vision of quality learning is distilled in a simple but powerful tool we use to review course quality in the online context.