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This September edition of COLRS Catch Up highlights recent workshops on Turnitin Clarity and the UIS Online Course Quality Rubric, celebrates Taylor Lester’s promotion, and features an Instructor Spotlight with Dr. Kyle Blount. It also includes important Canvas and Harmonize updates, along with upcoming teaching events and professional development opportunities.
Online course quality rubric: Domain 1 workshop
Join COLRS from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 in UHB 3080 or on Zoom to explore strategies for organizing online courses, sharing key information and setting clear student expectations.
Online Course Quality Rubric & Multimedia Workshop
This workshop, from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 21 in UHB 2080 or on Zoom, will show how multimedia elements can enhance your course.
Domain 4: Course Materials, Content & Assessment
What is in Domain 4?
Domain 4 attends to designing engaging learning experiences through the intentional use of diverse instructional resources, responsible management of copyright and licensing requirements, and the implementation of frequent, authentic assessments that promote student engagement, measure learning progress, and support mastery of course outcomes.
Domain 3: Design & Layout
What's included in Domain 3?
Domain 3 focuses on creating an organized, intuitive, and student-centered online learning environment. Through intentional course navigation, intentionally chunked content, and consistent grade book and due date management, instructors can enhance the learner experience. A well-structured course helps students navigate content with ease, scaffolds learning, and reduces the cognitive load associated with locating information, understanding expectations, and tracking progress.
Domain 1: Course Introduction & Overview
What's included in Domain 1?
Domain 1 is focuses on how effectively the course introduces students to the learning environment, provides essential course information, and communicates expectations for engagement and communication. The elements included in this domain establish a welcoming, organized, and student-centered learning experience from the start of the course.
Teaching conversations
Join UIS instructors from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Student Union to exchange teaching ideas, share strategies and discuss ways to improve student learning.
Domain 2: Technologies & Tools
What's included in Domain 2?
Domain 2 is all about the technologies that you use within your courses. This domain is focused on ensuring that, when new technologies are introduced to students, they are able to easily access those technologies and that proper support is provided to help them understand the ins and outs of utilizing the tools.
Instructor Spotlight | Canvas catch up | Turnitin Clarity | IgniteAI | UIS Online Course Quality Rubric