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 & WeekModule Topic & ObjectivesActivityPoints
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)
  1. Learner Contract
  2. Learner Profile Survey
  3. QLT CORE 24 Self-Review with reflection.
  4. 3 Things Introduction
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)
  1. Update syllabus and describe syllabus activity
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)
  1. Name pronunciation using 
    Canvas Studio
  2. Develop 5-item Student Survey

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)
  1. Update one course organization component
  2. Optional Check-Point Survey
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)
  1. Revise an Assessment to make "low-stakes" OR develop a rubric for a current assessment
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)
  1. Develop a video to include active learning
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)
  1. Update a synchronous or asynchronous activity to include engagement
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)
  1. Develop a video tour of your online course changes
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)
  1. Reflection
  2. Share an exemplar
10
Total Points: 140