Enrich Your Course with the New Online Course Checklist
Many readers may remember our online course design rubric; a tool we created to help instructors evaluate their curriculum and implement best practices. While it served our community well, it was time for a modern upgrade to maximize its usability and accessibility.
We are thrilled to announce that the rubric has been completely reimagined into our new, quick-reference Online Course Checklist!
Developed through collaboration with faculty and instructional designers, this new checklist guides you through the essential elements of high-quality course design in a streamlined, easy-to-digest format. By consolidating multiple versions of the old rubric, we have created a single, unified reference guide designed specifically to enhance and support online and hybrid learning environments.
What to Expect in the New Checklist
Based on several phases of your feedback and revision, we packed the new checklist with features designed to make online and hybrid course planning a breeze:
- Interactive Progress Tracking: Enjoy encouraging visual feedback and simple tracking tools that let you see exactly how far along you are in your course design journey.
- Flexible Navigation: Easy-to-use navigation elements allow you to skip around to the sections most relevant to you while ensuring you never accidentally miss a step.
- Persistent Note-taking: Inspired by the handy note-taking pages from the original rubrics, we integrated optional, built-in notes sections. Ideas or feedback that you add and edit in any section of the checklist will automatically save and stick around even if you reload the page.
- Easy PDF Export: Want to share your thoughts with a colleague, co-teacher, or instructional designer? The export function allows you to download your checklist and notes as a shareable PDF.
Ready to enhance your courses for the upcoming term? Try out the new Online Course Checklist today and let us know what you think!