{"id":13260,"date":"2011-01-06T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T22:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=13260"},"modified":"2011-01-06T18:02:22","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T23:02:22","slug":"faculty-and-instructional-designers-take-note-of-the-best-practices-listed-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/01\/06\/faculty-and-instructional-designers-take-note-of-the-best-practices-listed-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and instructional designers take note of the best practices listed here"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/kb.blackboard.com\/display\/EXEMPLARY\/Exemplary+Course+Program\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kb.blackboard.com\/display\/EXEMPLARY\/Exemplary+Course+Program\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13262\" title=\"Bb-ExemplaryCourses-2010Winners\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Bb-ExemplaryCourses-2010Winners1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Blackboard Exemplary Course Winners for 2010\" width=\"528\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Bb-ExemplaryCourses-2010Winners1.jpg 528w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Bb-ExemplaryCourses-2010Winners1-142x150.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Example excerpts from 2010 University of Nevada, Reno<\/strong><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked to identify three best practices achieved by this course,  one course reviewer wrote: &#8220;In all honesty this course is so well done  that choosing three is like saying you have a favourite child. I really  can&#8217;t do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organized and intriguing layout<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The overall layout of the course is great. Students should not have any difficulty with navigation.<\/li>\n<li>The content is provided in appropriate chunks in both text and as  narrated presentations with a text transcript. I think this would appeal  students of all learning styles.<\/li>\n<li>Overall organization and consistent,uniform design of modules makes  the progression of learning intuitive and exciting. The modules include  introductions and objectives, a variety of media, self-checks, and  multiple assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Each unit is clearly defined with goals and objectives. The  instructor does a very nice job connecting one unit to the next by  providing a welcome at the beginning of each unit which recaps the  previous unit and introduces the new unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Innovative use of technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The extensive use of video and screencasts is wonderful.<\/li>\n<li>The active use of the Voiceboard tools is fantastic.<\/li>\n<li>The use of voice chats and voice boards make interaction and collaboration more effective than the usual discussion boards.<\/li>\n<li>This course strategically places these tools where they can best be  utilized to meet the objectives &#8211; this course not only uses great  technology, but also uses it in a pedagogically sound manner.<\/li>\n<li>The Soapbox Moment blog is a wonderful tool that allows the  instructor to voice his\/her viewpoints in the most appropriate place,  helping him\/her to remain neutral in other discussions and let his\/her  students&#8217; thoughts flow freely. The soapbox uses current issues that are  directly related to the course and allows students to apply what they  have learned to real-world situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interesting content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Getting Started Activities, including a course tour and the use  of Camtasia for the first week Assignment, were a really great idea.<\/li>\n<li>The orientation is execellent. The instructor does a great job  explaining the course goals and objectives as well as taking time to  make students feel comfortable. In the orientation you get the sense  that this instructor is available and accessible for students.<\/li>\n<li>The self check exercises and varied assessments are appealling. The proctored exams ensure the integrity of the course.<\/li>\n<li>The interactions and outcomes, reflected in student testimonials, show a community at work!<\/li>\n<li>The inclusion of guest speakers is a wonderful design practice.  Students can gain some real world experience by interacting with subject  matter experts, who have experience in particular content areas.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoyed the final discussion project, which incorporates the use  of peer-review. Students are given the opportunity to engage with  classmates, receiving and providing feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Example excerpts from 2010 University of Nevada, Reno Best Practices When asked to identify three best practices achieved by this course, one course reviewer wrote: &#8220;In all honesty this course is so well done that choosing three is like saying you have a favourite child. I really can&#8217;t do it.&#8221; Organized and intriguing layout The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[322,8,286,9,71,3,119,23,62,173,50],"tags":[729,400,735,570,571,605,629,580,658,594,665],"class_list":["post-13260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjunct-faculty","category-digital-audio","category-digital-learning","category-digital-video","category-faculty-staff","category-higher-education","category-instructional-design","category-multimedia","category-online-learning","category-pedagogy","category-teaching-learning","tag-adjunct-faculty","tag-best-practicestips","tag-blackboard","tag-digital-audio","tag-digital-video","tag-faculty-staff","tag-instructional-design","tag-multimedia","tag-pedagogy","tag-teaching-learning","tag-teaching-online"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13260"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13273,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13260\/revisions\/13273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}