{"id":8763,"date":"2021-09-02T09:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/?page_id=8763"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:23:10","slug":"modules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/page\/modules\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Online:<br>Create a Modular Course Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/page\/course-design\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;&lt; Teach Online Step by Step<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/page\/checklist\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;&lt; Remote Teaching Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oscqr.suny.edu\/design-layout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSCQR 16-28<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oscqr.suny.edu\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8570\" src=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/OSCQR_logo_4checklist.png\" alt=\"OSCQR logo\" width=\"61\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oscqr.suny.edu\/standard16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSCQR 16<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oscqr.suny.edu\/standard17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSCQR 17<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Create a <em>logical consistent<\/em> modular course structure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will need to &#8220;chunk&#8221; the content of your course in to digestible pieces or modules to give it structure, consistency, and form for online presentation and delivery to your students.<\/p>\n<p>Your pedagogical approach, the nature of your content, and the constraints and features of the online asynchronous environment are what will determine how you &#8220;chunk&#8221; your course.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider your goals and content and see whether chunks naturally emerge.<\/li>\n<li>Look at examples of how others have &#8220;chunked&#8221; their courses. Depending on what is being taught and how the instructor teaches, a module can be created by:\n<ol>\n<li>Content-specific topics<\/li>\n<li>Chapters of a textbook you are using<\/li>\n<li>Date or time frame<\/li>\n<li>Metaphor<\/li>\n<li>Steps in a process<\/li>\n<li>Any of these methods may be combined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Use <em>modules<\/em> to present course content and activities into \u201cchunks.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Magic number of modules is<\/span> <b>7<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>plus<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span> <b>minus two<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider your goals and content and see whether chunks naturally emerge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at examples of how others have &#8220;chunked&#8221; their courses.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on what is being taught and how the instructor teaches, a module can be created by:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content-specific topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chapters of a textbook you are using<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date or time frame<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metaphor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steps in a process<br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of these methods may be combined.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use module titles, section categories, document titles, subject lines as advanced organizers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a Module Overview for each course module. Your module overview document should cover the following:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goals or objectives for the specific module\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning activities for the module: what students will be doing as they work through the module. Keep in mind that reading subject content is a learning activity, as are any &#8220;off-line&#8221; activities, such as interviews or observations, which you might require students to do as part of your course. Other activities might include discussions and written assignments such as papers, essays, or tests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methods of evaluation: How will student work in the module be evaluated?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link to the course calendar for specific due dates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Create and duplicate a consistent module structure for each course module.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Anatomy of a Module:<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/oscqr.suny.edu\/standard16\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">OSCQR 16<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a Module Overview and &#8220;What&#8217;s due when?&#8221; information<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Content:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mini lectures<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topkit.org\/developing\/tools-techniques-strategies\/best-practices-for-using-video-in-online-learning\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Practices for Using Video in Online Learning<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 UCF TopKit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learner led<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine\/Design Interactions:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Reading, videos, listen, presentations<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Interaction (discussion)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group work\/projects (collaboration)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Off-Line activities: observations, experiments, reading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learner reporting, writing, critique, analysis, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide expectations for, and areas such as, Ask a Question &amp; Talk with the Professor to support social and teaching presences and regular and substantive interaction.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan and integrate opportunities for self and peer-assessment, evaluation and\/or reflection to check understanding, assess learning, and provide opportunities for learners to draft and iterate, apply concepts and make thinking and learning visible and open to feedback and evaluation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set expectations and plan how feedback will be delivered including rubrics, text, audio and video feedback.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.app.box.com\/v\/CourseStructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course Structure Planning Guide<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt; Teach Online Step by Step &lt;&lt; Remote Teaching Checklist OSCQR 16-28 OSCQR 16 OSCQR 17 Create a logical consistent modular course structure. 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