DATE CRN ABOUT THE CHECKLIST This checklist is online with resources to help you meet each standard in the checklist. This checklist was created using the following resources, which you can also use: Mt. SAC Skills & Pedagogy for Online Teaching (SPOT) course () California’s Online Education Initiative’s Course Design Rubric () Quality Matters Rubric () The Online Learning Support Center (OLSC): A Mt. SAC Faculty Resource If you have questions, would like to suggest resources to add to the online checklist pages, or if you’d like assistance in using the checklist or implementing changes as a result of the checklist, please contact the OLSC. We are a dedicated faculty resource and our mission is to help you teach with technology! Here’s where you can find us: Visit the Online Learning Support Center, Building 6 Room 262, Website: Instructional Design Michelle Newhart x5016, mnewhart@mtsac.edu Distance Learning Coordinators Sandra Weatherilt, x6369, Carol Impara, X 6112 Other support and accreditation info for Mt. SAC Faculty: mtsac.edu/olsc/accreditation.html Note: The Preflight Checklist was created to assist distance learning (DL) faculty in preparing for accreditation review. The OLSC does not know which courses will be reviewed by ACCJC or the exact criteria that will be used for review. For this reason, we cannot offer ironclad guarantees that following the checklist will result in a pass from accreditation reviewers. The Preflight Checklist aligns with DL regulations, best practices, and good instructional design principles. Implementing these recommendations in your course will bring courses into better alignment with accreditation review, and ultimately serve the goal of the regulations, which is to provide a higher quality learning experience for your students. Off we go! Accreditation is in early Spring 2017! KEY E exemplary in good shape room for improvement ?? question !! action required CHECK 1: COURSE DESIGN A. Syllabus The course syllabus is an Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) (To locate SLOs, go to ) Course measurable objectives (To locate, CMOs, go to: ) Instructor Contact Information
important orienting document to students. It should be clearly posted and include the following: Policies and Expectations, including accessibility statement, behavior, netiquette, and plagiarism Course Requirements, such as time and materials needed Grading Criteria including the instructor’s methods of collecting and returning work are clearly explained Response time instructor will take for communications and assignment feedback A clearly organized schedule/calendar A downloadable/printable version of syllabus is provided. B. Welcome & Course Orientation These opening course items should be included and easy to find: Professor contact information is posted in a highly visible location in the course main page. Professor has a profile picture. Welcome Announcement – A detailed introduction and instructions on how to start the course is provided in an announcement. Orientation activity is provided in the course. It is clearly labeled with instructions on what students need to do to be counted as “present” in the course. C. Presentation & Organization of Content This topic pertains to the overall structure and navigation of the course. The content within items will be discussed in other checks. Home page – the course has a well-defined and well organized home page that identifies the course and its main elements. Image or banner at the top of the home page identifies the course and semester. “Online” or “hybrid” is included in the course label. A tutorial on using the course management system (CMS- aka Moodlerooms) is provided in print, video, or both. Content is “chunked” into manageable segments that are distinct learning units or modules with clear headings. Content is presented in the appropriate/ efficient tool or mechanism within the CMS. E.g., links use the URL tool, content uses a content-appropriate tool, etc.) Learning Objectives are clearly labeled and included in each module. Navigation is intuitive and content flows in a logical progression External URL sites and files are set to display to a new browser window to prevent students from accidentally exiting the course. See resources that support Check 1: NOTES: KEY E exemplary in good shape room for improvement ?? question !! action required CHECK 2: REGULAR INTERACTION & COLLABORATION A. Regular & Effective Contact Professor regularly initiates communication with students through announcements, activities, and personalized messaging.