Course Components | Origin: EL101
This is a general discussion forum for the following learning topic:
Designing and Developing Online Courses --> Course Components
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I learned that there are benefits from allowing mulitple responses to quizzes as they can be confidence builders to the student as they prep for their tests. The danger I feel with allowing unlimited attempts, is that students can simply memorize the correct answers. This doesn't help them learn if the test questions are worded differently, from those they saw on the quiz. I still think that there are pros and cons to this practice.
Immediate feedback to students on tests, quizzes and all assignments is essential to their learning, particularly on points that they missed the mark. It is important to give them specific feedback with the correct answer and application. It is also essential for the instructor to keep the door open for students to contact them with questions or when they need assistance.
Joyce Hladky
The value of coure components and the organization of the syllabus are outlined.
It gives me plenty of ideas how to create a detail syllabus for students to follow and understand. Also to think about all the differents ideas for testing. :)
One thing that really stuck out to me was " Immediate feedback allows students to correct their thought process before it becomes ingrained." As an instructor with a few years of expereince, I know that this isn't always possible and yet I feel like I need to strive to find a way to give this instant feedback. I never really thought about it in this way.
The lecture types were interesting! Combining them for online classes seems like a really powerful tool to keep students engaged and interested in the content.
Relevant content delivered timely.
The importance of outline lectures to help students to navigate through the course.
Relevance is key in developing questions and topic delivery. Encouraging learners to "practice" and "think out loud" help to develop their ability to think critically as well as accept constructive criticism/encouragement.
Selecting the appropriate technology is key for the creation of a succesful online classroom and course.
A syllabus should be well thought out and arranged in a logical order. A well made syllabus can serve as a roadmap of the course and provide clarity for students and faculty. The syllabus should be reviewed frequently for corrections and compliance. I plan to schedule more frequent syllabus reviews for my department.
It is important course components are relative to the material being covered in the course. This module provided great examples of how to develop course content for various components of the course.
This course has taught me different online tools, delivery of online instruction, and tips to keep the students engaged.
Course description components
Online discussion is asynchronized! This allows for flexible in discussions.
Timely feedback is key for student improvement.
In this module I learned about the application of critical thinking for the student when developing a Syllabus. The grading criteria was analyzed including the Quizzes. Quizzes should be used as morale boosters to help the student build confidence. Reviewing with the student what they did wrong on a quiz, in a timely fashion, is important to assist them to improve on the Exams.
Students need feedback on their quizzes and exams to determine where they went wrong in their thinking in answering the question.
This section provided me with the thought behind each lesson plan. It also clearly conveyed the five different lecture formats for my own self-assessment. I will explore ongoing change to my course presentations to make them more relevant to students. Is it time we all did a course reassessment?
