Learning Technologies * Digital Learning * Video Production * Online Programs Teaching and Learning Services * Professional and Continuing Education
Today's Presentation Team
- Kevin L. Williams, Instructional Designer - Quality Assurance, Digital Learning
- Mayra Collins, Instructional Designer, Digital Learning
- Rey Villanueva, Interim Teaching Consultant, Teaching and Learning Services
- Shelley Howell, Interim Associate Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning Services
Online Course Design Checklist
Developed using Quality Matters standards.
The Plan for Preparation
- Week 1: Designing Your Course
- Week 2: Orientation and Module Outline
- Week 3: Assessments
- Week 4: Creating Active Content
- Week 5: Course Management and Engagement
This week: Orientation and Course Module Outline
- Create a welcome message.
- Draft a welcome announcement.
- Create an orientation module.
- Work on your module prototype.
- Customize your navigation menu.
An effective online course design establishes and maintains instructor presence through...
- A meaningful combination of course materials and activities.
- Asynchronous student interactions and synchronous opportunities for direct contact.
- Intuitive course navigation and organization.
- Clear instructions and expectations.
Transparency.
1. Create a welcome message.
Your message should:
- Welcome students to the course.
- Introduce you to the students.
- Explain your overall expectations.
- Show how to navigate the course.
Video Message
- Shorter videos are better. Split the content into several videos if needed.
- Upload the video to another site and provide the link for students in Blackboard. (Note: Don't upload any videos directly to Blackboard.)
- Check your background, lighting and any noise that can interfere with the sound.
- Preparation is important. Write a script, rehearse, and check the timing of the recording.
- Include captions.
Examples
Spark Page
- Include photos of yourself and things that are important to you.
- Include screen shots or links to important sections of the course.
- Share examples of what success means in your course.
2. Draft a welcome announcement.
- Welcome them again to the course.
- Include an overview of the course components.
- Tell students how to get started.
- Include the UTSA accommodation statement.
- Post as a Blackboard Announcement (make sure you check "send immediately" so students also receive an email right away).
- Consider a similar message at the beginning of each week. (See a sample here.)
3. Create an orientation module.
4. Work on your module prototype.
What should an online module include?
- Learning objectives
- Class discussion
- Engagement - videos and activities
- Assessment
How much should you expect students to do each week?
Review the UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures to better understand your responsibility for meeting contact hours in your courses.
- Contact Hour: One contact hour is equal to a 50-minute period of classroom or direct faculty instruction.
- A standard three semester credit hour face-to-face course meets for at least 45 contact hours.
- The student is also expected to work at least an average of 6 hours outside of classroom instruction per week for each three credit hour class.
- Online, hybrid, and individual instruction should make adjustments so that the total number of hours of work required by students is equivalent to that of a traditional face-to-face course.
45 contact hours/ semester + 90 hrs outside classroom (6 hours of outside classroom x 15 weeks) = 135 hours/ semester
Breakout by semester type:
- 135 hours/15 weeks = 9 hours/week
- 135 hours/10 weeks = 13.5 hours/week
- 135 hours/8 weeks = 16.5 hours/week
- 135 hours/5 weeks = 27 hours/week
- 135 hours/4 weeks = 33.75 hours/week
Time on Task Example of One Week (15 weeks semester)
- 30 min = Weekly module overview
- 30 min = General course communications
- 2.5 hrs = Readings
- 2 hrs = Review the lecture and additional resources
- 1.5 hrs = Assessment activities
- 2 hrs = Review
Total Time on Task = 9 hours
Credits:
Created with images by Kristina Paparo - "Welcome to Warehouse Church" • STIL - "to do list" • Taylor Simpson - "untitled image" • Jon Tyson - "Hola sign" • James Haworth - "I spotted this interesting staircase in the Apple Store and liked what the glass did to people using it." • Katie Moum - "untitled image" • Reiseuhu - "untitled image" • Aaron Burden - "Welcome chalkboard sign" • Valentin Antonucci - "Travel compass" • Volodymyr Hryshchenko - "Wood block stacking as step stair, Business concept for growth success process" • Kaleidico - "untitled image" • Austin Distel - "Model: @Austindistel https://www.instagram.com/austindistel/ Photographer: @breeandstephen https://www.instagram.com/breeandstephen/ This photo is free for public use. If you do use this photo, Please credit in caption or metadata with link to "www.distel.com"." • Ali Yahya - "Happiness is getting the job done!"