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Customizable Master Template for Planning Online Course Activities
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This customizable Excel template provides a master framework to plan and organize learning activities for online courses. The template contains sheets to outline course modules, schedule weekly learning objectives and activities, plan assessments and assignments, and track student progress. Columns are provided to capture activity details like name, type, description, duration, assignments, and more. The template is fully editable so course designers can add or remove sheets as needed to match their planning process. By providing a structured planning template, this Excel file aims to help streamline the instructional design process for online learning. Use it to map out engaging and effective learning experiences for modern online courses.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ruth Chisum
Madelyn Kilgore
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Navigating the Digital Shift: An Introductory Guide to Online Teaching
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Introducing "Navigating the Digital Shift: An Introductory Guide to Online Teaching," a comprehensive mini eBook meticulously designed to facilitate professors in transitioning seamlessly to online or digital instruction. This invaluable resource serves as a beacon for educators venturing into the realms of virtual teaching, providing concise, practical insights coupled with actionable tools to navigate the digital education landscape effectively. Within its pages, professors will uncover a plethora of practical tables, user-friendly templates, and detailed checklists, each crafted to demystify the online teaching process and ensure a smooth transition. Whether you're a seasoned educator or a newcomer to the teaching profession, this guide offers tailored solutions, best practices, and innovative strategies to set up every new online instructor for unparalleled success. Dive into the world of online instruction with confidence, equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to create engaging, inclusive, and effective learning experiences in the virtual classroom.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Textbook
Author:
Ruth Chisum
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Organizing an Online Course with a Master Modules Template
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The attached file serves as an exemplary template for structuring an online course into modules over a 15-week semester. The outline demonstrates effective course design principles including:- Organizing content into manageable weekly modules - Incorporating diverse learning materials - Building in recurring assignments- Scaffolding assignments to develop skills over time- Aligning objectives, activities and assessments following Bloom's taxonomy for higher order critical thinking.- Providing a clear learning arc through the sequence of modules and summative comparative assignment.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ruth Chisum
Madelyn Kilgore
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Overcoming Isolation through Online Community
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Community engagement and a sense of belonging are pivotal elements in the realm of digital instruction, serving as the bedrock for enriched learning experiences and fostering a conducive learning environment. When learners feel integrated into a community, it acts as a catalyst, enhancing motivation, encouraging persistence, and providing a buffer against the isolation often associated with digital learning platforms. To facilitate the creation and nurturing of online communities and engagement, a meticulously crafted checklist is provided, offering practical tasks and steps. This checklist serves as a beacon, guiding educators and learners through the multifaceted process of building community engagement and fostering a sense of belonging.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ruth Chisum
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Hybrid/Blended Course Design
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The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric is used to guide and inform the course development process, as well as evaluate the design of any course which contains online components. It can be used whether the course is fully or partially online, flipped or web‐assisted face‐to‐face.

The Rubric was developed by a team of instructional designers and course development practitioners based on nationally recognized, research‐based quality assurance standards related to the essential components of online course design. This includes...

- General course information
- Presentation of course content
- Collaboration & Communication
- Assessment Strategies
- Course Technology
- Learner Support, and
- Accessibility

Not only is the rubric the primary instrument utilized at SHSU for the development and evaluation of online courses, but the tool can also be used as a self‐assessment instrument by instructors as a means to receive constructive feedback on the design of a course, and a means to identify and document effective online course design.

The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric has also been vetted by faculty who are actively involved in online teaching for SHSU. Use of the rubric to inform the development of distance education courses leads to multiple benefits, including...

- Improved student learning
- Ease of navigation of the course environments
- Reduced ambiguity for faculty and students
- More appropriate use of technology

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
jwilson@shsu.edu
ray.scheel@shsu.edu
ruthchisum@shsu.edu
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Hybrid/Blended Course Design with FEEDBACK
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The Rubric for Hybrid/Blended Course Design with FEEDBACK is a fillable tool that can be used to evaluate the integration of pedagogy in a fully online course. This tool is a compliment to the SHSU Online Course Design Rubric, also located as Open Source in the OERTX. This tool can be used by various types of reviewers, from instructional designers, to peer faculty reviewers, to program assessment reviewers, or external reviewers.

Also check out the SHSU Online Course Design Rubrics for fully online courses, online-live courses, and hybrid/blended courses.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Shsu Online
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Online Course Design- Fully Online Courses
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The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric is used to guide and inform the course development process, as well as evaluate the design of any course which contains online components. It can be used whether the course is fully or partially online, flipped or web‐assisted face‐to‐face.

The Rubric was developed by a team of instructional designers and course development practitioners based on nationally recognized, research‐based quality assurance standards related to the essential components of online course design. This includes...

- General course information
- Presentation of course content
- Collaboration & Communication
- Assessment Strategies
- Course Technology
- Learner Support, and
- Accessibility

Not only is the rubric the primary instrument utilized at SHSU for the development and evaluation of online courses, but the tool can also be used as a self‐assessment instrument by instructors as a means to receive constructive feedback on the design of a course, and a means to identify and document effective online course design.

The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric has also been vetted by faculty who are actively involved in online teaching for SHSU. Use of the rubric to inform the development of distance education courses leads to multiple benefits, including...

- Improved student learning
- Ease of navigation of the course environments
- Reduced ambiguity for faculty and students
- More appropriate use of technology

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Open Educational Resources & Practice
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
jwilson@shsu.edu
ray.scheel@shsu.edu
ruthchisum@shsu.edu
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Online Course Design with FEEDBACK
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The Rubric for Online Course Design with FEEDBACK is a fillable tool that can be used to evaluate the integration of pedagogy in a fully online course. This tool is a compliment to the SHSU Online Course Design Rubric, also located as Open Source in the OERTX. This tool can be used by various types of reviewers, from instructional designers, to peer faculty reviewers, to program assessment reviewers, or external reviewers.

Also check out the SHSU Online Course Design Rubrics for fully online courses, online-live courses, and hybrid/blended courses.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Shsu Online
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Online-Live Course Design
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The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric is used to guide and inform the course development process, as well as evaluate the design of any course which contains online components. It can be used whether the course is fully or partially online, flipped or web‐assisted face‐to‐face.

The Rubric was developed by a team of instructional designers and course development practitioners based on nationally recognized, research‐based quality assurance standards related to the essential components of online course design. This includes...

- General course information
- Presentation of course content
- Collaboration & Communication
- Assessment Strategies
- Course Technology
- Learner Support, and
- Accessibility

Not only is the rubric the primary instrument utilized at SHSU for the development and evaluation of online courses, but the tool can also be used as a self‐assessment instrument by instructors as a means to receive constructive feedback on the design of a course, and a means to identify and document effective online course design.

The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric has also been vetted by faculty who are actively involved in online teaching for SHSU. Use of the rubric to inform the development of distance education courses leads to multiple benefits, including...

- Improved student learning
- Ease of navigation of the course environments
- Reduced ambiguity for faculty and students
- More appropriate use of technology

Definition Online Live Course: 100% of instruction (lectures) and course contact hours occurring synchronously (live) online. An online live course is defined at SHSU as an online course with 100% of instruction (lectures) and course contact hours occurring synchronously (live) online. Students enrolled in an online-live course are required to participate in synchronous, online instruction and other course activities in real-time during scheduled class meeting times. Course materials, activities, and instructional assets will be stored in the learning management system.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
jwilson@shsu.edu
ray.scheel@shsu.edu
ruthchisum@shsu.edu
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Rubric for Online-Live Course Design with FEEDBACK
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The Rubric for Online-Live Course Design with FEEDBACK is a fillable tool that can be used to evaluate the integration of pedagogy in a fully online course. This tool is a compliment to the SHSU Online Course Design Rubric, also located as Open Source in the OERTX. This tool can be used by various types of reviewers, from instructional designers, to peer faculty reviewers, to program assessment reviewers, or external reviewers.

Also check out the SHSU Online Course Design Rubrics for fully online courses, online-live courses, and hybrid/blended courses.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
Higher Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Shsu Online
Date Added:
09/28/2023
VALUE Rubrics
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VALUE rubrics are open educational resources (OER) that enable educators to assess students’ original work. AAC&U offers a proven methodology for applying the VALUE rubrics to evaluate student performance reliably and verifiably across 16 broad, cross-cutting learning outcomes.

Subject:
Creative Writing
Creative and Applied Arts
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Education
English Language Arts
Government/Political Science
Government/Political Science and Law
Higher Education
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Mathematics
Reading Foundation Skills
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
AACU
Date Added:
09/28/2023