"[The Lord] has instructional designs and learning theories that the world's educational psychologists haven't even imagined yet."
- L. Tom Perry
- L. Tom Perry
Course Characteristics
What type of online course is it, and what types of resources are available?
| Interaction Type | Example | ||
| Student - Content | Interaction is primarily between an individual student and the course materials. Instructional strategies, feedback, and assessments are built right into the course materials. Independent study. Involves no or little interaction between students or between student and instructor. | ||
| Student - Content (Instructor) | Interaction is primarily between the student and the course materials. Feedback, help, and motivation are provided to individual students by an instructor. Involves no or little interaction between students (independent study). | ||
| Student-Instructor (Content) | The primary learning experiences occur through interactions between the instructor and the student. Course materials are used to supplement instructor-to-student interactions. Instructor may interact with many students, but there is limited interaction between students. | ||
| Student-Student Student-Instructor (Content) |
The primary learning experiences occur through interactions between students and with the instructor. Course materials are available to supplement instructor-to-student interactions and student-to-student interactions. |
||
Students choose to take online courses for many reasons. Identifying
the following characteristics about your course will help students know
if it helps meet their needs.
| N/A | No | Yes | Example | |
| Does the course have required due dates? |
||||
| Do students have the option to complete the course early? |
||||
| Does the course include tests that must be proctored? |
||||
| Are all tests and assignments delivered and submitted through the computer? (versus paper-based) |
| N/A | No | Yes | Example | |
| Is there an online learning mentor for the course? |
||||
| Is there an on-campus tutor for the course? |
||||
| Is there an online tutor for the course? |
| N/A | No | Yes | Example | |
| Does the course use a printed textbook? | ||||
| Is the printed textbook available in the BYU-Idaho Bookstore? | ||||
| Does the course require a CD or DVD? | ||||
| Does the course provide the option of having media resources delivered on CD or DVD? |
| What is the source of the course materials (indicate percentage) |
Example | |
|
Printed textbook |
||
| Self-created or BYU-Idaho created digital content |
||
| BYU-Provo created digital content |
||
|
Course cartridge or other publisher-created digital content |
||
| Readings from Library databases | ||
| Media objects or readings from open source or the web |
||
| Total (=100%) | ||
| Class Meetings (online and/or face-to-face) | Example | |
| Online only - off-campus students and/or on-campus students |
||
| Online only - off-campus students only | ||
| Online only - on-campus students only | ||
| Required, regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings in addition to online | ||
| Required, periodic face-to-face meetings in addition to online | ||
| Optional, periodic face-to-face meetings in addition to online | ||
