Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
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:
o Include a brief overview of the resources and why they are relevant to
the objectives for the module.
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:
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:
Remove or hide access to the tools not being used in the class.
Faculty Information
Requirements:
o An email address
o Office phone
External Links
Requirements:
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:
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.