The "Being an Instructional Designer Resource Collection" is a comprehensive compilation of Open Educational Resources (OER) dedicated to guiding aspiring instructional designers and supporting current professionals in the field. This collection is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, and insights necessary to thrive in the instructional design role, whether it's in education, corporate training, or other learning contexts.
The SHSU Online Course Design Rubric is used to guide and inform …
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.
The Rubric for Online-Live Course Design with FEEDBACK is a fillable tool …
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.
This “School Leader Digital Learning Guide” is a resource to help you …
This “School Leader Digital Learning Guide” is a resource to help you consider, plan, fund, implement, maintain, and adapt learning programs that meet the unique needs and requirements of the students and teachers that you serve.
A beginner handout for becoming familiar with what SAM is and how …
A beginner handout for becoming familiar with what SAM is and how each step falls in the process of Instructional Design. Learners can use as a visual/verbal reminder.
The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an …
The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.
The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success.
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