WHAT ARE ESSENTIALS TO BUILD AN ONLINE COURSE?

 

 

 

 

Need a UST SYLLABUS TEMPLATE?

PLAN YOUR COURSE FOR A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

  • Get the Student Learning Outcomes * from your department. You can add them to your syllabus, refer to them in your modules, and align your course content and activities so that students attain these learning outcomes.
  • Identify the skills students need and the strategies for learning and practicing course content.
  • Plan how your students will experience the course content to achieve the outcomes. Outline it, map it, or sketch it out.
  • Consider real-world, memorable content and activities with discussion, and student self-reflection. 
  • Check the time it will take your students to do the coursework you've developed.

*A Student Learning Outcome describes what your student will be able to do as a result of taking your course. It supports the Program Learning Outcomes.

USE A DESIGN RUBRIC

The NICE Checklist lists essentials for your course. Use the 1-minute videos for each component by clicking the links below.

OVERVIEW

NAVIGATION

INTERACTIVITY

CONTENT

EVALUATION

WRAP UP

You can also use one-on-one consultation and attend our workshops to support your vision for your online course.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 101

Pedagogy guides how you use Blackboard.

ENCOURAGE PROGRESS - Evaluate, communicate

PROVIDE FEEDBACK - An essential teaching strategy

DESIGN STRATEGIES FROM BLACKBOARD

These resources explain how to use Blackboard to promote learning.

MAKE AN INTRODUCTION VIDEO

USE BEST PRACTICES TO PRESENT CONTENT

USE EXTERNAL TOOLS AS NEEDED - You already have Yuja and Perusall.

FACULTY SHARE PRACTICES IN WORKSHOPS

Faculty describe their strategies for online student success in faculty-led workshops.

Time on Task – Alignment with Student Learning Outcomes and Credits Earned  
Dominic Aquila, D. Litt et Phil., Ed.D. is a Professor of History and Director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness 

Preparation for Realistic Simulation—Best Practices for all Students (Video coming)
Karen O’Brien, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC Associate Professor, Carol and Odis Peavy School of Nursing

What's in Your Discussion Board?
Crystal D. Tran, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences

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