About the Course Design Guidelines
The D2L Brightspace Course Design Guidelines are based upon Quality Matters standards and align with MT Board of Regents Policy 303.7 Online Learning and Principles of Quality. Some changes were made to fit the terminology used at our institution.
The guidelines cover:
- Course Overview and Introduction
- Learning Objectives (Competencies)
- Assessment and Measurement
- Instructional Materials
- Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
- Course Technology
- Learner Support
- Accessibility and Usability
How course reviews work
- The Teaching & Learning Center will review a course shell the first time a class is taught online, as a hybrid, or in a hyflex format using a course review checklist.
- The Teaching & Learning Center will provide a course review worksheet for faculty to complete prior to the review for a more collaborative process.
- Faculty will have the course review checklist to use as a guide as they set up the course shell.
- The review is meant to provide another set of eyes to make sure students can find and use the course information in the shell. It is not intended to evaluate the quality of course content.
- Once established, course shells will be reviewed every 3 years.
- Faculty teaching courses to be reviewed will be contacted at the start of each semester.
- Faculty may also request informal, collaborative course reviews from the Teaching & Learning Center at any time.
- The course reviews are separate from the faculty evaluation process.
- The results of the review are emailed to the instructor and the instructor’s department chair or division director.