Course schedule
Use the Course Schedule to guide your completion of the modules with the recommended completion days of the course:
Note : MO stands for Module Level Objective. CO stands for Course Level Objective. Each module-level objective has the associated course-level objective indicated in parentheses at the end, reflecting their alignment. You will find module-level objectives and course-level objectives within each course module.
Week One
- Start Here: Start Here Activities (15 points)
- Modules 1: Create an Effective Syllabus (15 points)
- Modules 2: Know your Students (20 points)
Week Two
- Modules 3: Course Organization (10 points)
- Modules 4: Alternative Assessments (10 points)
- Modules 5: Active Learning with Videos (20 points)
Week Three
- Modules 6: Engagement (15 points)
- Modules 7: Final Project (25 points)
- Modules 8: Reflection (10 points)
Total Points: 140
| Day & Week | Module Topic & Objectives | Activity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Week 1 | Start Here Activities MO1: Review your course and explain with evidence if you have Met/Not Met the QLT 24 CORE Objectives (CO 1) MO2: Describe areas you are focusing on improving in the course (C0 9) |
| 15 |
| Friday Week 1 | Module 1: Create an Effective Syllabus MO1: Analyze and update course syllabus that incorporates various policies (CO 2) MO2: Develop a syllabus activity for your class (CO 2) |
| 15 |
| Sunday Week 1 | Module 2: Know your Students MO1: Design a survey that captures important student information. (CO 2) MO2: Identify who your students are and why they are taking your course. (CO 2) |
| 10 10 |
| Wednesday Week 2 | Module 3: Course Organization MO1: Create/update welcoming course homepage (CO 4) MO2: Create/update start here module (CO 4) MO3: Create/update sample structure/outline of a module (CO 4) MO4: Describe course organization best practives for the homepage, start here, and sample module outline (CO 1) |
| 10 |
| Friday Week 2 | Module 4: Alternative Assessments MO1: Explain why formative assessments are known as "low stakes" assessments and important in online learning. (CO 5) MO2: Redesign a summative assessment to change it to an alternative formative assessment (C0 5) MO3: Develop a rubric that supports the alternative formative assessment while promoting academic integrity, equity and accessibility (CO 5) |
| 10 |
| Sunday Week 2 | Module 5: Active Learning with Videos MO1: Identify course content that can be transformed form passive to active. (CO 6) MO2: Explore tools that support your active learning strategy (CO 6) MO3: Update a course video to include active learning experiences (CO 6) |
| 20 |
| Wednesday Week 3 | Module 6: Engagement MO1: Explore strategies, tools, and resources that support increasing engagement and interaction in synchronous and asynchronous activities. (CO 7) MO2: Identify an existing activity (synchronous and asynchronous) in your outline class and reflect on how to increase engagement (C0 7) MO3: Update an existing synchronous and asynchronous activity to include engagement and describe in detail the activity added and include an example of a resource, tool, and/or material developed to facilitate the activity (CO 7) |
| 15 |
| Friday Week 3 | Module 7: Final Project MO1: Develop a video tour of your online course and showcase your course changes. (CO 1) MO2: Provide reflective feedback to a peer's final project video tour (CO 1) |
| 25 |
| Sunday Week 3 | Module 8: Reflection MO1: Reflection about syllabus changes, course organization, assessment, engagement, and active learning components made to your course (CO 1) MO2: Identify and submit an exemplar for submission to the CSU Quality Assurance Resource Repository (C0 1) |
| 10 |
| Total Points: 140 | |||