Online Course Readiness Checklist- Part 1 of 4

course readiness checklist

The Learning and Educational Center supports all instructors in the development and advancement of their courses. We developed a checklist based on the Quality Matters Rubric and adapted it from a similar checklist from Western Kentucky University which allows instructors to quickly determine their course readiness as it relates to the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric. The Course Readiness Checklist was designed and aligned with the 8 Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric.  For reference, we have documented the relevant QM Standard in the checklist. Over the next four weeks, we will break down the checklist and review a section or two each week.

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Post-Pandemic Teaching – Insights on Student Perspectives

Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse conducted a Student Voice survey of 2,000 undergraduate college students across the country. After more than a year of an increased focus on online education due to COVID-19, students around the country are returning to campus for in-person classes. As they prepare for their return, naturally people are asking what remains ahead for post-pandemic teaching and learning. 

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LEC Summer Series: Hands-On with the New LEC 2021 Course Templates

Hands on with the LEC Templates Flyer

The Learning and Educational Center recently released three new Canvas course templates that support effective online teaching practices for faculty and students. Each template can save faculty valuable development time while bolstering their effort to ensure that courses are quality-focused and accessible to all learners. Now that you are aware of the new template options, you may be wondering how to use one or more of these templates in your course.  Well, no wondering necessary! Let us help you navigate importing and taking advantage of the templates to suit your needs in our upcoming workshop on the New LEC 2021 Templates. 

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SharkMedia Captions Upgrade

SharkMedia Captions Upgrade

Some of our recent LEC Newsletter articles shared the importance of captioning video content for advancing the accessibility of your course content. With the goal of improving course content accessibility in mind, the Office of Innovation and Information Technology recently upgraded our captioning service available within SharkMedia. The new service replaces Cielo 24 with Kaltura Captions Reach V2.

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More LEC Summer Recordings Available

Additional Recordings

The LEC is proud to present the recordings from the presentations of the LEC Summer Series. In the first video, Marti Snyder defines reflection, and how it can be used in the classroom to facilitate transformational learning experiences in face-to-face, online, and blended learning environments. In the second video, Rita Shae-Van Fossen, shows how to create infographics using Piktochart to communicate course content and share ways to use infographics for learning. In the third video, Timothy Hoeck and Mary Young introduced the new LEC Course Templates available in Canvas Commons. They discussed the purpose of the templates along with how to import the templates into your course, provided details on editing the content, and discussed some tips and tricks on maintaining course quality. 

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LEC Summer Series: Using Infographics to Communicate Syllabus and Other Course Information

Summer Series Infographics

On the first day of class, students are often intimidated by a syllabus that looks more like legal documents than an invitation to learn. This leads to students just ignoring its contents and instructors constantly saying, “it’s in the syllabus”. Infographics offer a visual option for communicating key course content in a way that is engaging and more memorable. Participants in this hands-on session will learn how to create infographics using Piktochart (Canva can also be used) to communicate course content and share ways to use infographics for learning.

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