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  1. ksarn.org

    Start with backward design

    Home / Canvas guides / Design your course Canvas guide · Design your course Start with backward design Plan your course from outcomes, not from the files you happen to have. Open a new Canvas shell and the urge is to start uploading last term’s slides and readings. A course built from the files up answers the question “what do I have?” The question that…

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    Start with backward design

    Home / Blackboard guides / Design your course Blackboard guide · Design your course Start with backward design Plan your course from outcomes, not from the files you happen to have. Open a new Blackboard shell and the urge is to start uploading last term’s slides and readings. A course built from the files up answers the question “what do I have?” The…

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    A clear overview and starting point

    Home / Course quality guides / Clarity and usability Course quality guide · Clarity and usability A clear overview and starting point A quality course tells students clearly where to begin and how it works. One of the strongest predictors of a course feeling high-quality is a clear start. Students should be able to tell, immediately, where to begin, what to …

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    Integrity by design

    Home / Course quality guides / Assessment and feedback Course quality guide · Assessment and feedback Integrity by design A quality course designs for integrity rather than relying on policing. Academic integrity is a quality dimension too, and the strongest approach is design rather than surveillance. A quality course lowers the pressure and opportunity for…

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    Align with institution and state guidance

    Home / AI literacy guides / Course AI policy AI literacy guide · Course AI policy Align with institution and state guidance Make sure your course policy fits the rules where you teach. Your course policy sits inside larger ones. Most Kansas institutions have issued AI guidance, and the State of Kansas has its own direction for state entities. Before you…

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    Alignment is the heart of quality

    Home / Course quality guides / Alignment Course quality guide · Alignment Alignment is the heart of quality Alignment, outcomes to assessments to activities, is the single most important quality dimension. If you check only one thing in a course review, check alignment. A well-aligned course has a clear line running through it: the learning outcomes say…

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    Online structure, navigation, and getting started

    Home / Course quality guides / Online deep-dive Course quality guide · Online deep-dive Online structure, navigation, and getting started Online, structure, navigation, and a clear start carry weight they do not in person. Online, your course site is the course, so its structure and navigation are quality issues in their own right. Review whether a student…

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  8. wichita.edu

    A Holiday Gift Guide for Your Wichita State Student

    A Holiday Gift Guide for Your Wichita State Student Undergraduate Admissions 12/15/2022 09:28:39 AM With the holiday season upon us, it's time to gift shop. We've crafted a list of gift ideas for the Shocker student in your life. It is the holiday season, which means an abundance of gift shopping. Need ideas for a Wichita State student? With several current …

    https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/undergraduate/blog/2022/12_15_Gift_Ideas.php

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    A Guide to Completing Your Admissions Application

    A Guide to Completing Your Admissions Application Undergraduate Admissions 09/12/2024 09:28:39 AM There is a lot of information to keep in mind when applying for college. Luckily, our admissions staff have answered some of the most common questions students have when completing their application. Matt Crow/Undergraduate Admissions Wichita State's admissions …

    https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/undergraduate/blog/2022/07_01_Application_FAQ.php

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    The Ultimate Guide to Thriving in Your First Year of College

    The Ultimate Guide to Thriving in Your First Year of College Destanee Brigman-Reed 08/12/2024 09:28:39 AM Beginning college can be scary. Luckily, this Shocker alum has helpful tips to surviving coursework and making the most out of freshman year. Matt Crow/Undergraduate Admissions Welcome to college! I know this is a thrilling, scary,…

    https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/undergraduate/blog/2022/08_22_Ultimate_Guide_To_Surviving_College.php

  11. ksarn.org

    Organization and findability

    Home / Course quality guides / Clarity and usability Course quality guide · Clarity and usability Organization and findability Students should be able to find what they need without hunting. A quality course is organized so students can find what they need without hunting. Consistent structure, clear labels, and a predictable place for each kind of thing all…

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    Why online courses need their own review

    Home / Course quality guides / Online deep-dive Course quality guide · Online deep-dive Why online courses need their own review Online courses carry quality dimensions that in-person courses handle in the room. Everything so far applies to any course, but online courses carry extra quality dimensions that in-person courses handle implicitly in the room.…

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    Presence, interaction, and online accessibility

    Home / Course quality guides / Online deep-dive Course quality guide · Online deep-dive Presence, interaction, and online accessibility Online quality depends on instructor presence, real interaction, and accessibility. Two things especially separate a high-quality online course from a content dump. The first is instructor presence: announcements, feedback, …

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    Feedback quality

    Home / Course quality guides / Assessment and feedback Course quality guide · Assessment and feedback Feedback quality Quality feedback is timely, specific, and usable by students. Feedback is part of course quality, and it is often where good courses fall short. Quality feedback is timely enough that students can use it on the next attempt, specific enough …

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    From review to improvement

    Home / Course quality guides / Accessibility and improvement Course quality guide · Accessibility and improvement From review to improvement A review is only useful if it leads to changes. Turn findings into priorities. A course review is only worth doing if it leads to change. The end of a review is not a score but a short list of improvements, prioritized …

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    Accessibility as a quality standard

    Home / Course quality guides / Accessibility and improvement Course quality guide · Accessibility and improvement Accessibility as a quality standard Accessibility is a core quality standard in every major framework. Every major quality framework treats accessibility as a core standard, not an add-on. A quality course is usable by every student: real…

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    Engagement and interaction

    Home / Course quality guides / Accessibility and improvement Course quality guide · Accessibility and improvement Engagement and interaction Quality courses are engaging: students do, interact, and stay involved. A quality course keeps students actively involved rather than passive. Reviewing for engagement means asking whether students regularly do…

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    Assessment quality

    Home / Course quality guides / Assessment and feedback Course quality guide · Assessment and feedback Assessment quality Quality assessment is varied, fair, transparent, and supported by rubrics. Beyond alignment, assessments themselves have quality markers. A quality course uses a sensible variety of assessment rather than betting everything on one…

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    Clear instructions and expectations

    Home / Course quality guides / Clarity and usability Course quality guide · Clarity and usability Clear instructions and expectations Clear instructions and expectations are a quality standard, not a nicety. Unclear instructions are a quiet quality problem that shows up as confused submissions and repeated questions. For each assignment and activity, a…

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  20. wichita.edu

    Data and Analytics for Instructors | Office of Instructional Resources

    Office of Instructional Resources Data and Analytics for Instructors A guide to the reports Blackboard gives Wichita State instructors for tracking student activity and progress, plus how to check your course accessibility with Ally. On this page Where analytics live Course Activity report Progress tracking and progress reports Student activity on an…

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