Checklist: Develop A New Course Check Activity Timeline 4 months out (in Attend initial planning meeting with your instructional designer. A temporary Canvas advance of the website is created. start of the term) Determine your delivery plan for all content and lectures, e.g., Video? PowerPoint + audio? Zoom video conferencing? Existing learning objects? Media from Goucher 4 months out Library? Develop learning objectives and a course roadmap. Draft your syllabus using the Goucher syllabus template. 4 months out Review technology tool training materials, and participate in training sessions with 4 months out the Welch Center and instructional designer. Develop and record lectures using Screencast-o-matic and/or VoiceThread. 3 months out Select your reading materials; order a Course Pack if needed; post fair-use materials 3 months out at your course website. Work with your instructional designer to develop and post at your Canvas site no later than the start date of the course any of (but not limited to) the following elements: a detailed set of instructions for each and every assignment (labs, student 2 months out presentations, final paper, group work, etc.), online quizzes, discussion forums, wikis, blogs and/or any other communication areas, VoiceThread, drop boxes for assignments to be submitted, faculty biographical data and photo. Select/schedule video conference dates and times. Participate in Zoom training I month out session and review training materials. Review your Canvas course website: lectures, assignment instructions, exercises, 1 month out discussion forums, etc. CRITICAL: Post your final syllabus and schedule documents, course grading scheme 1 month out and readings at the course website. Post pre-readings and textbook info at your website; notify students. 1 month out CRITICAL: Publish your course website. 1 month out Send hello/introduction message to students via Canvas Inbox email or screencast 1 month out video. Check to make sure all your students have logged into the course site; if they have not, follow up via email or video conference. Make sure they have their login 1-3 weeks out credentials. CRITICAL: Course begins. Your Canvas site should be fully developed with recorded Jan/Jul = Residency lectures, assignment instructions, discussion boards, etc. Feb/Sep = Online Send welcome msg.
Checklist: Develop A New Course Check Activity Timeline Attend initial planning meeting with your instructional designer. A temporary Canvas website is created. 4 months out (in advance of the start of the term) Determine your delivery plan for all content and lectures, e.g., Video? PowerPoint + audio? Zoom video conferencing? Existing learning objects? Media from Goucher Library? Develop learning objectives and a course roadmap. 4 months out Draft your syllabus using the Goucher syllabus template. 4 months out Review technology tool training materials, and participate in training sessions with the Welch Center and instructional designer. 4 months out Develop and record lectures using Screencast-o-matic and/or VoiceThread. 3 months out Select your reading materials; order a Course Pack if needed; post fair-use materials at your course website. 3 months out Work with your instructional designer to develop and post at your Canvas site no later than the start date of the course any of (but not limited to) the following elements: a detailed set of instructions for each and every assignment (labs, student presentations, final paper, group work, etc.), online quizzes, discussion forums, wikis, blogs and/or any other communication areas, VoiceThread, drop boxes for assignments to be submitted, faculty biographical data and photo. 2 months out Select/schedule video conference dates and times. Participate in Zoom training session and review training materials. I month out Review your Canvas course website: lectures, assignment instructions, exercises, discussion forums, etc. 1 month out CRITICAL: Post your final syllabus and schedule documents, course grading scheme and readings at the course website. 1 month out Post pre-readings and textbook info at your website; notify students. 1 month out CRITICAL: Publish your course website. 1 month out Send hello/introduction message to students via Canvas Inbox email or screencast video. 1 month out Check to make sure all your students have logged into the course site; if they have not, follow up via email or video conference. Make sure they have their login credentials. 1-3 weeks out CRITICAL: Course begins. Your Canvas site should be fully developed with recorded lectures, assignment instructions, discussion boards, etc. Send welcome msg. Jan/Jul = Residency Feb/Sep = Online
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