{"id":211514,"date":"2018-09-14T21:20:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/09\/14\/edu-609-week-2-assignment-online-course-syllabus\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:07:43","slug":"edu-609-week-2-assignment-online-course-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/edu-609-week-2-assignment-online-course-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"EDU 609 Week 2 Assignment Online Course Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Online Course Syllabus [CLOs: 1 &#038; 4]. Due by Day 7. In this assignment, you will create a course syllabus that will accompany the course you began planning in Week One.\tRead the following materials:\t&#8220;\ufffd How to Improve Your Teaching With the Course Syllabus\t&#8220;\ufffd The Purpose of a Syllabus\tCreate a Course Syllabus\tAs you create your course syllabus, keep in mind the purpose of a syllabus, as well as the major roles that Parkes &#038; Harris (2002) present. You want your syllabus to reflect these. The Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) Evaluation Instrument document (available in the online classroom) contains explanations of each item and can be used as a worksheet as you develop your own syllabus\tDownload and review the instrument and each of the objectives outlined in the nine sections as described below:\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Overview and Introduction (8 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (6 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Instructional Materials and Resources Utilized (6 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Students Interaction and Community (7 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Facilitation and Instruction (8 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Technology for Teaching and Learning (5 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Learner Support and Resources (4 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Accessibility and Universal Design (7 objectives)\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Summary and Wrap up (3 objectives)\tRefer to each item as you are developing your own syllabus.\tIn the previous courses you&#8217;ve taken as part of the Online Education Specialization, you practiced creating various course elements that might be located in a syllabus where you can utilize what you&#8217;ve created. If the course you are creating is unrelated to any of your past work, don&#8217;t worry. Your course syllabus should reflect the course you&#8217;re creating here in EDU609.\tIn a Word document, create a course syllabus that includes the following:\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Description (developed in EDU600, if using that material)\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Materials (developed in EDU600, if using that material)\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Objectives (You wrote these last week; in addition, you wrote objectives in EDU602, if using that material.)\t&#8220;\ufffd Course Expectations (developed in EDU601, if using that material)\t&#8220;\ufffd Code of Ethics\t&#8220;\ufffd Technical Requirements (developed in EDU600, if using that material)\t&#8220;\ufffd Support services and resources available to support students in achieving their educational goals\t&#8220;\ufffd Accessibility information and policies related to the online course environment\t&#8220;\ufffd Late Work Policy (You completed this last week.)\t&#8220;\ufffd Grading Scale (You completed this last week.)\tCreate a Course Shell Using CourseSites\tRemember the CourseSite course you&#8217;ve been working in throughout the Online Educator Specialization? This week you are going to create a new course within CourseSites.\t&#8220;\ufffd Sign into your CourseSites account and create a new course. Give your course a name that reflects the course you started planning last week.\t&#8220;\ufffd Enter your course and make sure the &#8220;Edit mode&#8221;\ufffd is on. Next, click the Customize Page link and select a theme to apply to your course. You may also rearrange the elements on your home page to create a layout that you feel would be suitable for your course\tWhile in edit mode and on the Homepage, add a &#8220;Content Area&#8221;\ufffd and label it &#8220;Course Syllabus.&#8221;\ufffd To review how this is done, view the &#8220;Modifying the Course Menu&#8221;\ufffd video within the &#8220;Getting Started with CourseSites&#8221;\ufffd training under &#8220;Build.&#8221;\ufffd\t&#8220;\ufffd You will see a Course Syllabus link appear in the main menu along the left. While on that page, click &#8220;Build Content&#8221;\ufffd and select &#8220;File.&#8221;\ufffd Browse to find your Course Syllabus document, upload the file, and click &#8220;Submit.&#8221;\ufffd\t&#8220;\ufffd Finally, move the Course Syllabus page so that it is under the Home page along the left in the main menu.\t&#8220;\ufffd Using the same process you used to create your Course Syllabus page, create a learning module. While in the edit mode and on the Home page, add a &#8220;Content Area&#8221;\ufffd and label it &#8220;Module 1.&#8221;\ufffd Repeat the process for &#8220;Module 2.&#8221;\ufffd\t&#8220;\ufffd Make sure that the two module pages are moved under the Course Syllabus page along the left in the main menu.\t&#8220;\ufffd At this point, you should have a course with a page label Course Syllabus with your syllabus uploaded, a Module 1 page with nothing in it, and a Module 2 page with nothing in it.\tAdd Your Instructor to the Course and Submit Your Assignment\tBefore submitting this assignment, you will need to add your Instructor as a student to your course so that they are able to access the course. To add your Instructor (or any user) go into your course and under Control Panel click on &#8220;Users and Groups.&#8221;\ufffd Then click on &#8220;Users.&#8221;\ufffd Next, click on the &#8220;Invite&#8221;\ufffd drop down and select &#8220;Users.&#8221;\ufffd Finally, enter you instructor&#8217;s email address and send them the invite. To review how this is done, view the &#8220;Create of Invite Students&#8221;\ufffd area within the &#8220;Getting Started with CourseSites&#8221;\ufffd training under &#8220;Facilitate.&#8221;\ufffd\tSave and Submit Your Assignment. When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place and submit a copy to your instructor via the classroom Assignment Basket or Waypoint<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Course Syllabus [CLOs: 1 &#038; 4]. Due by Day 7. In this assignment, you will create a course syllabus that will accompany the course you began planning in Week One. 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