E-Learning - Step 5

Internet-Supplemented Course Content Recommendations

For courses that are held in a classroom setting with face-to-face instruction in which you want some supplemental materials (i.e. syllabi, assignments, handouts, etc.) to be available on the Internet.

Welcome students; use to announce events, assignment due dates approaching, courses changes and other course info.

Student orientation to course web site plus information on whom to contact for help

Items in the Syllabus Template at: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/scconline/ under Course Design >> Syllabus

List of assignments, due dates, points, as well as tests and quizzes, (may be included in syllabus)

Lecture notes, handouts, PowerPoints, examples, and other course materials

Allows students to view grades (if Bb grade book is used) and access Blackboard Student Instruction Manual

Location from which students can send email to course participants and instructor, or use internal message function.

Who you are, how you can be reached, expected turnaround time on questions from students, photo, and brief biography

Web links to related topics for use in researching class projects, or as supplemental information

Hybrid & Online Course Content Recommendations

For Hybrid courses which blend which face-to-face instruction with Internet instruction and activities. These courses normally include at least one major online module / unit and a discussion forum included in the menu areas listed below.
 

For fully online courses that will not have classroom meetings. All course instruction, activities, and assignments are communicated and submitted online through the menu areas listed below.

Recommended Content

Provide orientation to web site, links to training materials, and contact information

Welcome students; use to announce: events, quizzes and tests posted, project due dates approaching, course changes, and other course info.

Items in the Syllabus Template at: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/scconline/ under Course Design >> Syllabus

List of assignments, due dates, and points assigned, often in table format

Text books and other required supplies or materials, including links to online sources for purchase

Lecture notes, handouts, PowerPoints, HTML pages, hyperlinks, examples, assignments, tests, quizzes - organized in units or modules

Access to Discussion Board for participating in discussion forums and Email and Messages for communication with instructor and classmates

Enable tools including: View Grades, Bb Manual, Electric Blackboard, and Homepage

Description of who you are, how and when you can be reached, expected turnaround time on questions, photo, and brief biography

Web links to related topics for use in researching class projects, or as supplemental information

Frequently asked questions -- taken from discussions and emails to instructor from current or previous classes, as well as potential Q&As