EWU Online Course Development Standards
EWU Online Course Development Standards
Required for Self Support Courses
- Course syllabus which includes the following:
- Course Description
- Student Learning Objectives (should match accreditation standards)
- Instructor Contact Information
- Required Texts/Materials (If webcams/headsets are required for course webinars, they should be listed here as well as listed with the EWU bookstore)
- Course Outline
- Assignment overviews (more may be included, but a basic description of each assignment is required)
- Grading scale
- EWU Academic Integrity Policy with link to EWU policy site
- Disability Support Services information with link to EWU DSS site
- Proctoring information with link to EWU proctor site (if proctored tests are required)
- Utilization of the EWU online course template, including
- Setup/Support & Getting Started areas
- Course divided into modules/weeks (minimum of 10 segments for quarter courses; 15 for semester courses)
- Overviews statements that link content to course objectives in each Module
- To-Do lists in each module
- Assignments with clear assessment/rubric criteria
- Student to student interactive assignments regularly offered throughout the course; This is typically done through weekly discussions.
- Teacher Presence: regular teacher voice through introductory information on course content both through text and media
- Media Production: Professionally edited audio/video by Eastern Online staff (Instructors are encouraged to also add video feedback as the course proceeds through webcam and/or audio comments; Regular professionally edited media presence in the course by the professor is required.)
Webinars:Additionally, if regular synchronous online sessions are a course requirement, times/dates for those sessions must be listed in EagleNET. Help sheets on using the chosen webinar system (i.e. Blackboard Collaborate, Big Blue Button, or Zoom) must be placed in the course site if webinars are required.
Consultations Meetings:In order to insure the courses meet these standards, regular meetings/communication with your Instructional Designer/Project Manager are required.
Media Production: For media production, you will need to work with the Eastern Online production staff. This would be coordinated through the assigned Instructional Designer as the project manager.
Online Course Development Workshop: Completion of the online course development workshop is also required. This workshop should be completed prior to the development of a first online course for EWU. The workshop does not need to be taken for subsequent online course development.
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