12j – Virtual Campus

Here we intend to guide you through the total process of design, development and delivery of the learning experiences. You will be guided through the various elements of a module that is developed on an e-learning platform. We will use examples from modules developed on CANVAS and throughout, you will be prompted to develop your own online module as we go through the process. You will also be introduced to a suitable online module quality assessment rubric

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN CRITERIA FOUR
- We have so far covered the Instructional Design Criteria 4.1. Let us now look at Criteria 4.2.
CRITERIA 4.2 Explicitly Communicating Assignment Expectations and Submission Dates

Topic should include a clear and detailed statement regarding the method and tools used by students to submit assignments, including location of assignment submission, any file type requirements, etc. Assignments should include detailed expectations such as rubrics and/or examples. Practice tests are also recommended to be included to help students become familiar with the Learning Management System assessment tool before an actual test .Guides, instructions and/or demonstrations for required software, hardware, or services should be provided
Elements That Affect Content and Subject Expertise

We will now look at the various elements that will contribute to the effectiveness of you’re your communicating the assignment expectations and submission dates.

Assignment Directions

Assignment directions and guidelines should contain expected submission formatting requirements, naming conventions, rubrics or grading expectations, citation requirements, and the specific tool students should use to submit the assignment. Its great to add quizzes to check on important concepts studied in the topic asking whether student understood it or not

An Example of an Assignment Direction

Assignment Examples

Assignment directions and guidelines should contain expected submission formatting requirements, naming conventions, rubrics or grading expectations, citation requirements, and the specific tool students should use to submit the assignment. It is also recommended that assignment directions should include technical example submissions (not necessarily assignment examples) and opportunities to practice. Video walkthroughs can be very helpful here but should be done to the highest quality for an excellent rating.

An Example of an Assignment Examples

Feedback Statements

The topic should include detailed and transparent descriptions of what type of feedback students can expect for each activity or assignment. The descriptions include when the student can expect feedback to be available, how the feedback will be presented and how the student can access it. For more complex feedback methods (Word track changes, Turnitin Grademark, etc.) a video guide is helpful

An Example of Feedback Statements

Feedback Statements

The topic should include detailed and transparent descriptions of what type of feedback students can expect for each activity or assignment. The descriptions include when the student can expect feedback to be available, how the feedback will be presented and how the student can access it. For more complex feedback methods (Word track changes, Turnitin Grademark, etc.) a video guide is helpful

An Example of Feedback Statements

Rubrics

A rubric or assignment grading criteria should be identified for each assignment and easily linked or associated with the activity. Rubrics should be constructed using the integrated and interactive LMS rubric tool. All rubrics’ point values should be aligned throughout the topic, including the syllabus, learning activity, rubric, and grade book.

An Example of Rubrics

A Final Word.

You may not be able to have all elements of ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS, equally well developed. However, you must put your best effort to get maximum possible done. This completes the Criteria 4.2. We have this completed CRITERIA 4. We will now address CRITERIA 5. Lets start with CRITERIA 5.1
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