This document provides an overview and tour of the course menu and content structure for a class on Teaching and Learning in the Professional Context. It outlines the following: - The course menu has announcements, 4 units of content divided into weekly modules, tools like assessments and grades, and help sections. - New modules open each week within the units and contain all readings, activities and assignments for that week. - Students should post any general course questions to the Ask! forum for other students and instructors to answer within 2 business days. - Learning modules present one concept or activity per page and include objectives, to-dos and a table of contents to navigate. They vary slightly each week but follow a

1. Course Tour
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2. Announcements
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When you first log into the course, you will
see any current announcements.
Announcements are also sent to your
email.

3. Understand the Menu
All navigation starts with the menu that
appears upon login to the course.
 The top section is the “don’t miss this”
section – critical information such as the
syllabus is here, as is the Ask! forum.
 The second section is course content
areas, divided into four units.
 The third section is tools that we will use in
this course, including key assessments
and grades. If we add a tool it may
change.
 The bottom section is help and
miscellaneous
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The units on the
menu appear empty
at first! A new module
opens up each week.

4. Now take a moment, click
around, and check out the menu
items~
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5. Ask!
One must-know thing about this course is
the Ask! forum, highlighted on the menu
image to the right. Post your general
course-related questions here. You and
your peers can answer them, too, if you
know the answer; and of course the
instructors will address questions as well –
within two business days, though usually
sooner.
As you might expect, you should still send
any questions about your individual
progress to the instructors in an email
message.
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Don’t wait to post
your questions…
better to say “never
mind, I figured it
out!” than “I wish I
had asked...”

6. Learning Modules – Getting
to the Content
 Our content is organized into learning
modules – essentially little electronic
notebooks of information.
 In general, one concept or activity is
presented per page. All content, activities,
and assessments are presented in the
learning modules.
 There’s also a table of contents, so you can
return directly to a page you need.
 While they vary a bit from week to week,
each includes base components such as
objectives and a “to-do” list of things to get
done.
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7. That’s It!
Questions? Post them to the Ask! Forum!
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