"[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
Content and Media Types
What is the course about, and how is the content portrayed?
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| The BYU-Idaho online course template is used. (Template is available at http://www.byui.edu/onlinelearning/template/) |
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| A welcome message and reference to the course syllabus are provided on the initial course page. |
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| Course content and activities are subdivided into meaningful units |
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| To improve online readability, text is divided into logical paragraphs, and into chunks of 600 words or less per page. |
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| Interaction forums (discussion board, wiki, blog, chat, etc.) are organized to correspond with related course materials (both in sequence and content). |
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| Copyright clearance has been obtained for any copyrighted materials used in the course |
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| All sources are cited |
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| Learners can easily navigate to any section of the course |
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| A course map is provided | ||||
| Hyperlinks to external websites are current |
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| All course documents are in a format that students can open |
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| Large media files are made available on CD, DVD, or are streamed over the Internet (avoiding lengthy download times for users connecting by modem). | ||||
| Course readings and resources are regularly updated to reflect current knowledge in the field. | ||||
| Required texts are updated to the current version, and corresponding text references and assessment items are correspondingly updated. |
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| Assessment items are updated to correspond with the current version of the text. | ||||
| The course includes links to plug-ins or other non-standard tools required by course activities. (Standard tools include: web browser; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; media player; Flash player; PDF reader) |
