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Online Course Design Checklist - Henderson County Public Schools

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Checklist</strong> p. 2Do students know what to do/access first in the modules?Are assignment directions clear? Is the location of the directions in a consistent location?Do students know how and where to submit assignments online?Do students know how to access the Discussion board or Chat tools in the online class?Is the content interactive and engaging?Are students being asked to collaborate, reflect or interact with their peers in the Discussion area? In the Chat rooms? During groupactivities?Did you provide specific dates and times for assignments to be submitted and/or Discussions to be posted?If students are asked to respond to other students’ Discussion postings, are deadlines set to enable this? For example, postresponses by a certain time/date in order to allow time for student comments before the Discussion Forum closes.Are students asked to create meaning of content by creating real world artifacts or participating in real world experiences in theonline class?Are you providing your online students a mixture of instructional strategies?Are you using multimedia (videos, audios, podcasts)/and or other relevant elements to assist in student learning?If using multimedia, is it stored on an appropriate server (e.g., Podcast Central) rather than uploaded to e<strong>Course</strong>ware?Are students discussing and collaborating with peers/instructor in the Discussion area? On a wiki? A blog?Are students reflecting on course readings, from textbooks, journal articles, etc.?Are students asked to work in cooperative groups?Are your directions clear throughout the course?Learner EngagementHow are learners engaged in the course? Are they collaborating with classmates? Are they discussing using the Discussion area? Arethey discussing in groups?How are learners interacting with the content that is provided?Are learners provided an opportunity to share their own voice in the online course?<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Checklist</strong> Extended Programs, Distance Education Updated 12/10/10

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