Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Evaluating your online course design - based on Quality Matters standards

Course objectives
-you should have overall course objectives
-you should have module and/or weekly objectives
-all course objectives must be measurable

Alignment
-all of your assignments should align with the course objectives

Practice exercises
-how will your students practice for exams/quizzes?


Welcome video or note
-expectations of instructor, important policies, introduction to the course...etc
-students are introduced to the structure of the course

Links to 3 types of support
-academic support (library, research databases)
-disability support (disability center)
-technical support (troubleshooting)

Videos
-all videos must have transcripts for blind and/or deaf students

Navigation of the course
-do students know how to get started
-where is most of your content located