This document discusses how to design an exemplary course using a rubric from the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program. It identifies the key elements of course design as goals and objectives, content presentation, learner engagement, and technology use. It then provides guidance on beginning course planning by focusing on these elements, such as making goals and objectives clear and using a variety of media to present content. The document aims to help participants understand the exemplary course rubric and design their own courses according to its criteria.
2. Workshop Objective
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify the elements of course design
from the Blackboard Exemplary Course
Program Rubric.
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8. Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
1. Goals and Objectives
Easily located
Explained clearly
Reflect desired learning outcomes
Provided for specific units/modules of the
course
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9. Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
2. Content Presentation
Provided in manageable segments
Easily navigated
Progression within units is intuitive
Presented using a variety of media
Supplementary materials are provided
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10. Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
3. Learner Engagement
Instructional strategies are designed to help
learners reach course goals and objectives
Learners are provided clear guidance on how
to use the course content to achieve
objectives
Activities encourage higher order thinking
Remedial and advanced activities provided
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11. Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
4. Technology Use
Tools available within LMS are used in
ways that further learning
Arrangement of tools facilitates efficient
learning experiences
Innovative uses of tools or technologies
enable learning in a variety of ways
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12. Seven Principles For Good Practice
Contact
Cooperation
Active Learning
Feedback
Time on Task
High Expectations
Ways of Learning
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13. Designing an Exemplary Course
Presentation Video
Course Tours
Scholarly Readings
Hands-On Activities
https://open.coursesites.com
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14. Course Design
Goals and Objectives
Content Presentation
Learner Engagement
Technology Use
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1 minuteExplain to the participants that there are 4 main sections (Course Design, Interaction and Collaboration, Assessment, Learner Support) in the rubric.This workshop focuses on the first section, Course Design.Tell the participants that the complete rubric is located in the Participants Guide.
1 minute Tell the participants that there are four main subsections for Course Design, which will be described in more detail in the following slides.Goals and ObjectivesContent PresentationLearner EngagementTechnology Use
2 minutesReview the four main parts of the Course Design subsection of ECP rubric.Goals and ObjectivesContent PresentationLearner EngagementTechnology Use