Distance Learning, Course Standards - Communications
Volunteer State Community College | Division of Academic Affairs
Instruction Evaluation Questions: 2, 3, 4, 6, and 10
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Must:
Create a course structure that encourages students to complete assignments and projects in a timely fashion. (Emphasize time on task. Communicate high expectations. Clearly state learner outcomes and provide students clear road maps of where they are going and what they can expect.) [Review a Course Schedule Template]
Minimums:
a. assignments w/grading procedures, due dates, etc. (assignments include reading, writing, viewing, performance, etc.)
b. all dates (weekly or daily schedule and/or calendar)
c. We should be told when the work is going to be graded. (either in the syllabus, or on the calendar.
Establish clear deadlines for work assignments and projects. (and consequences if they are not met.)
Provide easy to find and easy to follow directions and instructions for all aspects of the course (projects, discussion assignments, etc.) and course navigation.
Course materials and explanations must go together. (Faculty videotapes/CD-ROMs and reading assignments must "connect.")
Provide a meeting agenda for each scheduled class.
Be on time and plan to use the full meeting time if meetings are scheduled.
Should:
Spread the assignments over the semester or plan for regular submission of each part of a major assignment. (This will vary by course, but the end of semester should not be “stacked.”)
