Course Design Types
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This tutorial is designed to work with the Blackboard course management system.

Web-Centric (Hybrid) Course

Course Content Recommendations

For Web-centric (hybrid) courses which blend face-to-face instruction with Internet instruction and activities. These courses include at least one major online module/unit and a discussion forum.

The intent of this type of course is to reduce the number of face-to-face class sessions, and assist students in developing online learning communities.

Menu Area Recommended Content
Announcements Welcome students; use to announce events, assignment due dates approaching, course changes and other course information.
Course Description Student orientation to course web site, course syllabus, grading criteria, online class rules and expectations, text books and other required supplies or plugins, including links to online sources for purchase and downloading
Course Materials Lecture notes, handouts, Powerpoints, Web links to related topics for use in researching class projects, or as supplemental information, list of assignments, due dates, examples and other course materials.
My Grades Allows students to view grades (if Blackboard gradebook is used)
Discussion Board/Blog Provide access to Discussion Boards or Blogs. Can be used in place of the classroom discussions and for peer-to-peer and instructor-to-student support.
Course Tools Enable tools including: View Grades, Blackboard Student Manual, and email.
Faculty Information Note who you are, how you can be reached, expected turnaround time on questions from students, photo, and brief biography in this section
Help Provide links to technical help and resources, system requirements, and quick-start tools guide. Frequently asked questions -- taken from discussions and emails to instructor from current and previous classes, as well as potential Q & As.

What steps should I take?

  1. Copy course materials from last terms course shell into the current term.
  2. Review all materials and revise as necessary.
  3. Check all hyperlinks.
  4. Add at least one online unit that replaces a classroom based session.
  5. Add either discussion boards or a blog for student discussions between or instead of a class session.
  6. Modify the navigation bar to include the additional sections added.
  7. Add welcome announcement and post at least one announcement a week to keep the content fresh.
  8. Make the course available to students.

 

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