W10A5

Assignment 5: Designing and Developing an e-Learning Course – Part 3

Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

This is a continuation of assignment 4. (WHICH IS ATTACHED)

Preparation:

Click here to access the Course Sites Tutorial Series. 

Go to the Course Sites Website and go through the tutorials. You will use this Website to create your course. https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/getstarted.html

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

Part A Course Content - Described

1.      List the three to five (5) learning outcomes for Weeks 4-6 of instruction.

2.      Design a weekly schedule for Weeks 4-6 of instruction that includes: (a) Topic(s) and (b) learning outcomes that are aligned with the topics.

3.      Include in the weekly schedule (a) two (2) discussion questions for each of the three (3) weeks and (b) required activities.

4.      List two (2) assignments: (a) an essay test with three (3) questions and (b) a writing assignment.

5.      Discuss at least two (2) challenges and two (2) benefits with the process of designing and developing this mini online course.

Part B Blackboard Shell – Developed

7.      Build content areas for Weeks 4-6 of instruction in the course shell. (Note: Each content area must include at least one item that has 3-4 completed power points slides pertaining to the content and knowledge domain of your mini-course. Use the steps listed Week 4-Part A to complete this task.)

8.      List three to five (3-5) learning outcomes for the last three (3) weeks of instruction. (Use the steps listed from Week 4-Part A to complete this task.)

9.      Build in the weekly schedule for Weeks 4-6 of instruction that includes: (a) Topic(s) and (b) learning outcomes that are aligned with these topics. Use the steps listed from Week 4-Part A to complete this task.

10.   Create a new forum and name it Weeks 4-6 Discussion Forum.

11.   Provide (a) two (2) discussion questions based on the information presented for Weeks 4-6 and (b) required activities in the weekly schedule. (Post the two (2) discussion questions by creating a new thread for each question.)

12.   Develop three (3) essay questions by creating an assignment in the Assessments link (Left Course Menu) based on the content from Weeks 4-6. Use the steps listed from Week 4-Part A to complete this task.

13.   Develop the Gradebook, ensuring that all the assignments, discussions, and quizzes are included with the appropriate points and possible weight. (Control Panel>Grade Center>Full Grade Center.)

Your written assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·        Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·        Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·        Design an online learning experience.

·        Plan the resources required to support an online learning experience.

·        Use technology and information resources to research issues in theory and practice of e-Learning.

·        Write clearly and concisely about theory and practice of e-Learning using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.