[Template] Notes to Instructors - DO NOT PUBLISH

Directions to Model Course Designers: 

Complete the following sections with instructions to the instructors who receive your model course.

Most classes are designed around one module per week with all assignments due on one day per week. That's not a requirement for 8-week classes, but if you use a different course structure other than one module per week, please provide EXPLICIT directions to both the instructor of record and students.

You should delete these directions.

What you MUST change:

  • Syllabus – all the green highlights are specific to the section or instructor of record
  • Course home page
    1. Make sure the section information is correct
    2. Make sure the Academic Integrity Quiz is correctly linked in the "Getting Started" section
    3. Add a personalized welcome message or welcome video
  • Dates
    1. Make sure the Academic Integrity Quiz has the correct census date!!
    2. Add (or verify) due dates to each assignment
    3. For all the weekly attendance activities, make sure the “until” date is set to the end of the week
    4. For all pages with reading assignments, check the box to add to the student to do and assign a date
    5. Set the Lock Until date for each module (or add other course controls)
  • Textbook/3rd party content
    1. Connect the textbook/3rd party tool to the course – follow bookstore directions
    2. Import any 3rd party assignments to the correct module

What you should NOT change:

  • Every Module Overview page will be locked down so they cannot be changed.
  • Weekly Attendance activities
    1. Module 1 –
    2. Module 2 –
    3. Module 3 –
    4. Module 4 –
    5. Module 5 –
    6. Module 6 –
    7. Module 7 –
    8. Module 8 –
  • Common Assessment –

What you CAN change:

  • Remember, all content or assignment changes must address the same Module Learning Objectives (MLOs).
  • Details about options or choices for learning materials, assignments, discussion forums, etc.