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DOTS – SUMMER 09 – ONLINE SCHEDULE

Please refer to the course website for the most up-to-date deadlines.

Time Online Topics Portion Assignments

Monday, 6/8 • Introducing DOTS: Instructional design Assignment 1: Introductions


to principles, case studies, best practices,
Sunday, 6/14 and supporting technologies for online Start: Monday, 6/8
course design and delivery End: Sunday, 6/13
• Building an online class community @11:59pm
Module • Evaluating online course design using
1 clearly delineated quality standards Assignment 2: Course
Review and Reflections
[QM Standard 8: Accessibility]
Start: Sunday, 6/7
End: Sunday, 6/14@
11:59pm

Monday, 6/15 • Distilling course-level topics and learning Assignment 1: Learning


to goals into focused and interrelated Objectives Drafting
Tuesday, module-level learning objectives
6/16 • Designing high-stakes activities (i.e., Start: Monday, 6/15
assignments) that effectively, efficiently, End: Tuesday, 6/16 @
Module and in varied ways assess student 11:59pm
2 learning with respect to the defined
objectives
• Tightly aligning objectives, assignments,
and resources

[QM Standards 2-5: Objectives, Assessments,


Resources, & Engagement]

Wednesday, • Creating effective online-course syllabi Assignment 1: Welcome


6/17 • Creating orientation, technical-support, Letter and Voicethread
to interaction, communication, and other
Saturday, guiding resources Start: Wednesday, 6/17
6/20 End: Saturday, 6/20 @
• Structuring the online student experience:
11:59pm
establishing frequent graded milestones
Module and a clear sense of course progression Assignment 2: Expectations
3 • Managing instructor time and student Statement/Rubric
expectations and satisfaction in the online
environment Start: Wednesday, 6/17
End: Saturday, 6/20 @
11:59pm
• [QM Standards 1, 5, & 7: Overview,
Engagement, & Support]

1
Sunday, 6/21 • Engaging and motivating students: Assignment 1: Discussion
to creating frequent, rich, and challenging that Explore the Module’s
Tuesday, high-stakes learning activities Concepts
6/23 • Learning through discovery: student-
Module centered and project-based learning Start: Sunday, 6/21
4 • Learning through interaction: peer End: Tuesday, 6/23 @
11:59pm
instruction, discussion, and team-based
learning

[QM Standard 5: Engagement]

Wednesday, • Finding, creating, and incorporating rich, Assignment 1: Evaluation of


6/24 multimodal content to your courses Multimedia Materials
to • Designing an effective and engaging
Friday course-site interface Start: Thursday, 6/25
Module 6/26 End: Friday, 6/26 @ 11:59pm
5 • Creating multiple and varied presentation
contexts of course materials

[QM Standards 4 & 6: Resources & Technology]

• Incorporating concepts, practical ideas,


and technologies introduced in DOTS into
your courses
Module Friday • Preparing for the next phase of DOTS:
6 6/26 course development and review

[QM Complete Rubric]

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