UM3D GOLD Series: Planning and Online Course

1. Leonia Houston
Instructional Designer
leonia.houston@memphis.edu
UM3D GOLD: Planning Your Online Course
Fair Josey
Instructional Designer
fair.josey@memphis.edu

2. Tell us about…
you and your background
the course(s) you teach
your students
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3. Who We Are
UM3D: Instructional Impact
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4. Goals
§ Decrease the gap in success rates of face-to-
face and online students
§ Foster student-centered instruction
§ Provide pathways to success for non-traditional
students
§ Differentiate methodology and technology
§ Increase retention, completion, and graduation
rates
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Your Course: A Map to Success
?
Readings,
Media,
Resources
Clear
Instructions
Support and
Guidance
What factors influence
retention and
completion?
Who are our students?
How do we ensure our
students can be
successful?

6. Planning for Your Course
§ Sequencing/Chunking (Weeks, Modules, Units)
§ Defining Objectives
§ Assessments
§ Readings, Resources, and Media
§ Student Interaction with Content
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7. Sequencing and Chunking
§ Will your content be broken down into weeks,
units, or modules?
§ How many modules will your students
accomplish per week?
§ What should be included in each module?
§ Objectives
§ Clear Instructions
§ Readings, Media, Resources
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8. Objectives and Assessments
§ Are the objectives measurable?
§ Are the objectives actionable? (Can students
successfully complete the objectives with the
instruction and resources provided?)
§ How will you “know” that your students have
met the objectives?
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9. Assessments and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Consider what kinds of assessments are
appropriate for the objectives
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Lower Level Skills:
Remember
Understand
Higher Level Skills:
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Create

10. Assessments and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Consider what kinds of assessments and tools are
appropriate for the objectives
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Lower Level Skills:
Remember
Understand
Higher Level Skills:
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Create
?
Fill-in-the blank
Multiple choice
Essay
Research
Paper
Posters
Presentations
Interviews
Portfolios
Infographics
Videos
Podcasts
Discussions

11. Readings, Resources, and Media
Points to consider:
§ Multimodal instruction
§ Students with different"
needs
§ Different pathways to
understanding/learning
§ Keep objectives and
assessments in mind
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12. Student Interaction with Content
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13. Student Interaction with Content
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Provide clear instructions. Establish routines.

14. The Course Planning Worksheet
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