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Prepping for the next academic year
Posted by Rondi Schei
The past year has been a challenging mad dash to figure out how to best deliver instructional material in a fully remote environment. Summer is a time when many of us re-visit our courses with a critical eye to see what we can improve for the next academic year. You may be thinking – where do I even start? So, I’ve put together a list for you to consider as you prep your courses for Fall.
- Increase your Online Presence
- Restructure your Online Discussions
- Revamp your assignment instructions for equitable student success
- Organize your instructional materials to make the most of D2L Brightspace
- Write module level learning outcomes
- Writing Course Goals/Learning Outcomes and Learning Objectives
- Bloom’s Taxonomy of Measurable Verbs
- Learning Objectives Builder (Arizona State U)
- Learning Outcome Generator (Indiana U)
- Learning Outcomes Generator (U Nevada)
- Improving the Zoom experience for students:
- Create more engaging slide decks for video and Zoom sessions:
- LinkedIn Learning via MyCareer@PCC:
- PowerPoint Designer
- Tips for Animating PowerPoint for Video:
- Read about what our students have said:
- What has made you feel successful in one of your classes?
- Quickpoll Results: What is expected of you
- Quickpoll Results: What have you struggled with in one of your current classes?
- Quickpoll Results: Is maintaining attendance in remote classes challenging?
- Quickpoll Results: Overall, how is remote learning going for you?
About Rondi Schei
As the Course Development Program Manager for Online Learning, Rondi works with faculty to develop engaging instructional materials and design high quality online courses. more »