Category: Design
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Organizing a Course
“Through others we become ourselves.” ― Lev S. Vygotsky Content, assessments and resources are arranged into modules that support student learning through scaffolding and chunking. A key concern in organizing a course is to determine the order of topics. Course designers must identify the learning opportunities to be employed and…
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Identifying Resources
“You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.” ― César Chávez Resources are content, media, research and communication items and tools to facilitate student learning. Instructional resources must take into account student technology skills, learning styles and communication preferences. Content Resources are texts in the form of textbooks,…
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Course Learning Objectives
What are we going to learn and how will we know we’ve learned it? Course learning objectives are the natural extension of a course goal, breaking down the broad, overarching purpose into specific, measurable outcomes that guide the learning process. While the course goal provides the “big picture” vision of…
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Writing a Course Goal
Course goals are high-level, general statements that describe the primary outcomes a course aims to achieve. Unlike specific learning objectives, which focus on measurable skills or tasks, course goals paint the big picture of what students will gain from their learning experience. How to Write a Course Goal: Insights from…
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Designing a Course
Where should you start when designing an online course? The SOAR2 model, shown below, has two phases: identification and design: The SOAR² (SOAR Squared) Online Course Design Model created by Steve D’Agustino provides a structured approach for converting traditional courses into online formats. It consists of two main phases: Identification…
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