Course Design Criteria Specifications

							Please take a moment to read and rank the following content design, learning system
design, and administration/facilitation considerations in order of importance from 1 to
21, with 1 ranked as most important. (Within section 2.9, 2.9.1 thru 2.9.5 are a
subgroup. Rank these from 1 thru 5, with 1 ranked as most important)
1. Content Design Considerations:
            1.1. Include interactive, authentic case studies

           1.2. Update review and exam questions, to make them more relevant to
                content
           1.3. Provide links for supporting resources and Provide references for course
                content (merged 1.5 and 1.8)
           1.4. Make course content searchable
           1.5. Consider utilizing learning object technology in course design

           1.6. Make courses more “modular,” design content in chunks (less text
                intensive)
          1.7. Incorporate interactivity and multimedia elements (video, audio,
               graphics)
          1.8. Clarify assignments and deadlines in order to better support learners
                 needs, incorporate automatic reminders
2. Learning System Design Considerations
          2.1. Follow 508 accessibility guidelines?

           2.2. Must be Compatible with TIPS system?

           2.3. Give students and instructors the ability to access and download content
                in multiple (portable) formats, CD, disk, and or paper
           2.4. Incorporate pause, resume and bookmark features

           2.5. Design quick review feature for learners upon returning to course after
                lengthy absence
           2.6. Multiple levels of interactivity should be built into course design
           2.7. Incorporate help and support functions
           2.8. Consider rolling enrollment policy and course extensions in system and
                course design, this impacts students, facilitators and administrators
                (course deliverables, syllabus, etc.)
           2.9. Provide the following channels of communication and interaction:
                (prioritize the following in subcategory)
              2.9.1. Student to student 
              2.9.2. Student to facilitator 
              2.9.3. Student to administration 
              2.9.4. Facilitator to facilitator 
              2.9.5. Facilitator to administration 
           2.10. Design system to allow all course related uploads, updates,
                  maintenance, grading activities from the web


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3. Administration / Facilitation Considerations
         3.1. Support facilitators with content upload, modification, and provide
              training on use of learning system
         3.2. Create community of practice for course facilitators
         3.3. Incorporate ways for facilitators, administrators, supervisors to track
              student progress online while they are taking the course at any moment
              in time




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