Purpose: After working through this checklist, instructors will have a thought through the design for their course(s) regardless of delivery mode.
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Ask: five years from now, what do I want my students to remember and use that they learned in my course? This is your overall goal.
Objectives:
- Establish measurable objectives for your course.
- Try to group your objectives to narrow them down to 3-5 objectives.
- Be sure the objectives are worded from the student’s perspective and contain measurable verbs.
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- As you are matching your objectives to assessments, write that information down for your students. Plan to share it, even if for only one or two assessments. This practice lets students know how they will progress through the course and shows them why your assessments—and their academic integrity—matter.
- Space assessments throughout the course in small increments so that students have more opportunities to demonstrate their learning.
- Review Alternatives to Traditional Exams for ideas to mix up the ways that students demonstrate what they have learned.
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- Identify criteria with assignment Rubrics/Metrics that show success and areas for improvement.
- Clearly identify the criteria for success on each assessment.
Assignments:
For each assignment, ask yourself the following questions:
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TIP: Use Classroom Assessment Techniques or CATs. Sample techniques are available on Answers under the Summer Online Course Checklist.
WITH OR AWAY: Something to discuss. When students use new information or skills, they are more likely to encode that new information in their minds and to remember it. Discussion can help them to do exactly that. As you set up discussions, keep in mind the following best practices:
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