Module 1
Introduction to DOTS and to Online Course Design
2. Assignments & Resources
Assignment 1
Write a single discussion-board post to
i) introduce yourself to the rest of the DOTS participants,
ii) briefly outline the challenges/opportunities you anticipate to face when
teaching online, and
iii) list what you hope to get out of DOTS.
Browse through the posts of your fellow participants to get a sense of the class community, and feel free to comment on them (comments optional). Getting familiar with your fellow participants and their online learning and DOTS expectations will be particularly useful as you work on your group-based assignments.
Resources
- Building an Online Course Community, Part 1
- "Who I am and why I'm here" forum in the "Discussions" menu area
Timeline
- Start: Friday, 4/17
- End: Thursday, 4/23, 6:00 p.m.
Assignment 2
Review and comment on the quality of a sample blended (i.e. partially online and partially face-to-face) course, "Topics in Musicianship: Listening to Films," by filling out the "Quality Matters" rubric (short form). Use the resources below, and your own understanding of course design, to interpret and apply the eight general "Quality Matters" standards to your review of the sample course.
Print out the rubric and enter the requested ratings and accompanying comments by hand. The completed rubric will be one of your resources for Assignment 3.
Resources
- Module 1 Lecture Notes
- Quality Matters Rubric - short form (.pdf)
- "Topics in Musicianship" Blackboard course
Log in to the old Blackboard system to locate and enter the course. You have all been added to the course as students.Timeline
- Start: Saturday, 4/18
- End: Tuesday, 4/21, 11:59 p.m.
Assignment 3
Working online in groups of three to four participants, use the results of your individual reviews to come to a consensus on the sample course review, with regards to the eight "Quality Matters" standards.
i) Distill what you consider, as a group, to be the most important pros and
cons of the reviewed course per standard, outline why, and assess the
course with regards to the backward design process.
ii) Discuss possible examples of incorporating one or more of the course's
positive features to your upcoming online course(s). You will be using this
information in a future assignment.
You will draft and complete this assignment collaboratively in your designated group's discussion board, using the resources below.
Print out the three short and succinct "netiquette" resources provided, review them closely, and use them to
i) inform your online collaborations during DOTS,
ii) create communication rubrics for your students (we will actually be
doing this in Module 3), and
iii) provide feedback to your students' work.
Resources
- Module 1 Lecture Notes (same as in Assignment 2)
- Your individually completed "Quality Matters" form (from Assignment 2)
Netiquette- Collaboration Instructions for Group Assignments in DOTS (.pdf)
- What Makes a Good Discussion Post? (.pdf)
- Feedback Guidelines (by Quality Matters) and Tips (by IDD) (.pdf)
- "Work Groups" menu area
Enter the "Work Groups" area, click on the "Group" that includes your name, enter the "Group Discussion Board," and select the "Module 1: Assignment 3" forum. Additional instructions are included in the forum's description.
Timeline
Start: Monday, 4/20
- End: Friday, 4/24, 12:30 a.m. (i.e. late Thursday night)
References and Additional Resources
Review these optional additional resources for more information on the module's topics
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