Readings on Structuring and Organizing your Courses
Read articles, tip sheets, press book chapters on online course design, IU online course quality checklists, and more.
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Using Modules for Organization
A quick one-page read on how to use Canvas modules to organize various elements in your course including readings, lecture videos, discussion, assignments, etc.
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IU Online Course Quality Checklist
This checklist provides best practices in online course design including course orientation and policies, organization, alignment, and universal design for learning and interaction.
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Beginning with the End in Mind and Learning Outcomes
These two chapters from the Online Course Development Basics eText are on how to use backwards course design and write measurable and meaningful learning outcome statements for your course.
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Strategies for Teaching During COVID-19
A compilation of teaching strategies from the newly updated Keep Teaching at IU website.
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Considerations in Offering 3-week Online Intensive Courses
If you are teaching a three-week intensive online course this winder, use this document to learn more about considerations for the type of courses appropriate for this format; faculty considerations; student considerations; logistical considerations; and instructional considerations. The document also includes an appendix entitled Example of 3-Week Online Intensive Class Schedule.
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Breaking Down Learning Blockers
This chapter from the Online Course Development Basics eText discusses common learning blockers that can frustrate students and disrupt their learning and how we can eliminate these blockers through careful course design practices.
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Syllabus Rubric to Create a Learning-Centered Syllabus
This website provides a reliable and validated rubric that you can use to self-assess the extent to which your syllabus is learning-centered. It also includes examples of annotated and scored syllabi and information on the development of the rubric.
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This is an online inquiry tool for promoting racial and ethnic equity and equity-minded practice and ensuring that your syllabus reflects this appropriately.