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Announcement

A welcome announcement should be the first thing students see when they log in to the
course. Name this announcement something like "Welcome to Your Course Name" or "Start
Here."

Requirements:

 Welcome students. Work to make a personal connection but try not to exceed more
than two or three paragraphs so that students don't need to scroll "below the fold" to
view the entire announcement.

 Include a brief overview statement about the content of the course. Detailed
information about your course is better placed in the course syllabus.

 Conclude with explicit instructions on what students need to do to get started in the
course.

Syllabus

For this class, the Syllabus does not need to be complete or final but should include,
minimally, catalog-type information about the course. The syllabus should be readable
online by using a syllabus template or linking to a PDF file. Please do not require students to
have to access a Word file and then open it in another program.

Instructional Content

Instructional materials are usually divided into folders that contain collections of learning
materials and assignment instructions for the course. Courses are commonly organized into
weekly units, but they can be organized in other ways, such as in modules that cover a
topic area rather than a time period or segments that span several weeks.

Requirements:

 Two folders/modules: One will contain the learning materials and assignment
instructions for the first week (or unit or module) of the course. The other is a
placeholder for the next unit of instruction. The purpose for creating two
folders/modules is to begin thinking about consistency in the course design. Think of
a consistent naming convention for the units or modules and name both folders
using that convention.
 The content of first folder/module should contain:

1. An overview of the module that includes behavioral learning objectives (i.e.,


what students will be able to do when they complete the module).

2. Instructions for a class icebreaker.

3. Learning resources, such as reading material and/or multimedia, and


instructions for participating in a discussion assignment that concerns the
learning resources.

o Include a brief overview of the resources and why they are relevant to
the objectives for the module.

o Ask students to respond to a substantive discussion prompt concerning


the learning resources.
o Provide a grading rubric for the discussion assignment. This resource
may help: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/holistic-analytic-single-
point-rubrics/
o Make sure to label the assignment clearly and then use the same label
for the corresponding discussion board so that students will know
where to post.
4. At least one item of embedded instructional multimedia. It can be an
existing resource, such as a YouTube video.

5. A quiz containing at least five questions. Use the quiz tools in the CMS.

Discussion Boards

A discussion board or forum area contains the discussions for the course. Number or name
your discussions to match the assignments so that learners can easily identify where to
make their posts.

Requirements:

Create at least three discussion boards, as described below:

 One for off-topic discussions.

 One for the icebreaker. Make the first post to the Icebreaker discussion as a model
for what you want your students to do.
 One for the discussion assignment associated with the learning resources (reading
and/or multimedia). Be specific and clearly state what we want students to do.

Communication Options
Requirements:

At least one way for students to communicate with professor and each other, such as email,
chat, or instant messaging. (Communication options vary significantly from system to
system.)

Tools

Most course management systems include tools such as a gradebook and calendar.

Requirements:

 At least one tool that might be helpful to the students.

 Remove or hide access to the tools not being used in the class.

Faculty Information

Include an area for faculty contact information and "credentials."

Requirements:

 Include contact information.

o An email address

o Office phone

o A link to the instructor web page (optional)

 Include a place a placeholder image (as a professor’s profile pic)

 Provide enough professional background to establish professor’s credibility.

External Links

Use this area to provide supplemental information for the class.

Requirements:

 Include three annotated Web links.

 Web sites should be related to your course content.

 Annotations should include a brief description of what students will find in the
resource.
Additional Content Areas?

If the course management systems allows us to add more content areas, keep in mind:

 Add an additional content area only if we must!

 You do not have to include every technology.


 You must provide a logical sequence that works from a student's point of view.

Finishing Up

IMPORTANT: Make sure the course is available for others to view it.

 Make sure the system administrator has enrolled a "dummy student" with a login we
can make available to the class.

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