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Course Structure. There Is A Large Variance in The Way Courses Are Packaged and
Course Structure. There Is A Large Variance in The Way Courses Are Packaged and
Course Structure. There Is A Large Variance in The Way Courses Are Packaged and
EDCI 858
10/18/2015
I learned that perhaps its best to keep things orderly and simply arranged. For
example, in my course I tried to provide multiple links within the course content menu.
My intent was to have users visit a section of the course, have it be nested, thereby
allowing them to click on a hyperlink and be redirected. The problem I ran into is that it
was confusing; there were too many options, nested in too many places. I know after
reviewing the scorecard that I committed a design flaw and that I need to go back and
eliminate excessiveness. Another reason to avoid needless hyperlinks is because links
are easily broken. For example if you move or add content and you linked it, you have
to go back and change the link. I received several error messages from the LMS
because I failed to update. Bottom line here is keep it simple and neat so learners can
devote time and energy to whats really important.
I also suffered low scores in Student Interaction. The quality scorecard also rates
whether students are provided a common space to interact outside the course. I
thought my recourse would be to form a class discussion board, or to form separate
group pages, but I decided against it. There is a significant amount of research showing
that students have limited participation in voluntary class- community spaces. I would
like to add/promote various learning technologies that create an engaging and
enjoyable learning experience. I would like to create spaces that leverage video, audio,
simulations, etc. We know that not everyone is a Read-Write learner and that
technology can enrich learning experiences; so why not leverage it to make group
spaces more engaging?