Good to Great!
Using the Exemplary Course Rubric to Improve Your Course
Workshop Objective
    By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

       – Identify the elements of course design
         from the Blackboard Exemplary Course
         Program Rubric.




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What is an Exemplary Course?




3
Blackboard Exemplary Course Program




     Exemplary Course Program


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Exemplary Course Program Rubric

               Course Design


               Interaction and
                Collaboration


                Assessment


              Learner Support


                                  5
Course Design
            Goals and Objectives


            Content Presentation


            Learner Engagement


                Technology Use



                                   6
Exemplary Course Course Tour
    ECP Winner 2012 Tour




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Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
    1. Goals and Objectives
      – Easily located
      – Explained clearly
      – Reflect desired learning outcomes
      – Provided for specific units/modules of the
        course



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Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
    2. Content Presentation
      – Provided in manageable segments
      – Easily navigated
      – Progression within units is intuitive
      – Presented using a variety of media
      – Supplementary materials are provided



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Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
     3. Learner Engagement
       – Instructional strategies are designed to help
         learners reach course goals and objectives
       – Learners are provided clear guidance on how
         to use the course content to achieve
         objectives
       – Activities encourage higher order thinking
       – Remedial and advanced activities provided


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Beginning Your Exemplary Course Plan
     4. Technology Use
       – Tools available within LMS are used in
         ways that further learning
       – Arrangement of tools facilitates efficient
         learning experiences
       – Innovative uses of tools or technologies
         enable learning in a variety of ways


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Seven Principles For Good Practice

                Contact
           Cooperation
        Active Learning
              Feedback
          Time on Task
      High Expectations
      Ways of Learning


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Designing an Exemplary Course
        – Presentation Video
        – Course Tours
        – Scholarly Readings
        – Hands-On Activities




https://open.coursesites.com
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Course Design

            Goals and Objectives


            Content Presentation


            Learner Engagement


                Technology Use


                                   14
Questions?




                  Thank
                   You!
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  • 1.
    Good to Great! Usingthe Exemplary Course Rubric to Improve Your Course
  • 2.
    Workshop Objective By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: – Identify the elements of course design from the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Rubric. 2 2
  • 3.
    What is anExemplary Course? 3
  • 4.
    Blackboard Exemplary CourseProgram Exemplary Course Program 4 4
  • 5.
    Exemplary Course ProgramRubric Course Design Interaction and Collaboration Assessment Learner Support 5
  • 6.
    Course Design Goals and Objectives Content Presentation Learner Engagement Technology Use 6
  • 7.
    Exemplary Course CourseTour ECP Winner 2012 Tour 7 7
  • 8.
    Beginning Your ExemplaryCourse Plan 1. Goals and Objectives – Easily located – Explained clearly – Reflect desired learning outcomes – Provided for specific units/modules of the course 8 8
  • 9.
    Beginning Your ExemplaryCourse Plan 2. Content Presentation – Provided in manageable segments – Easily navigated – Progression within units is intuitive – Presented using a variety of media – Supplementary materials are provided 9 9
  • 10.
    Beginning Your ExemplaryCourse Plan 3. Learner Engagement – Instructional strategies are designed to help learners reach course goals and objectives – Learners are provided clear guidance on how to use the course content to achieve objectives – Activities encourage higher order thinking – Remedial and advanced activities provided 10 10
  • 11.
    Beginning Your ExemplaryCourse Plan 4. Technology Use – Tools available within LMS are used in ways that further learning – Arrangement of tools facilitates efficient learning experiences – Innovative uses of tools or technologies enable learning in a variety of ways 11 11
  • 12.
    Seven Principles ForGood Practice Contact Cooperation Active Learning Feedback Time on Task High Expectations Ways of Learning 12 12
  • 13.
    Designing an ExemplaryCourse – Presentation Video – Course Tours – Scholarly Readings – Hands-On Activities https://open.coursesites.com 13 13
  • 14.
    Course Design Goals and Objectives Content Presentation Learner Engagement Technology Use 14
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    Questions? Thank You! 15 15

Editor's Notes

  • #2 4 minutesWelcome participants. Distribute Participant’s Guide.
  • #6 1 minuteExplain to the participants that there are 4 main sections (Course Design, Interaction and Collaboration, Assessment, Learner Support) in the rubric. This workshop focuses on the first section, Course Design. Tell the participants that the complete rubric is located in the Participant’s Guide.
  • #7 1 minute Tell the participants that there are four main subsections for Course Design, which will be described in more detail in the following slides. Goals and ObjectivesContent PresentationLearner EngagementTechnology Use
  • #15 2 minutesReview the four main parts of the Course Design subsection of ECP rubric.Goals and ObjectivesContent PresentationLearner EngagementTechnology Use