Instructors
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Instructors Roles and Responsibilities with Course Development and Beginning of Semester Preparation
- Use this checklist sheet prior to a session’s opening and through out the semester, to prepare your course section(s) for the new term.
- NOTE: Please be sure to check your Gradebook and other aspects of your course from the Student View tab to make sure your students are seeing correct information.
A. NEW Instructors - Beginning-of-Semester Responsibilities
- 1. Update Syllabus
- a. Contact information
- b. Verify accuracy of curriculum resources (e.g., book, website links etc.)
- c. Weblinks – check that all work properly
- d. Grading parameters and points
- 2. Update Schedule
- a. Update due dates
- b. Changes in assignment details (e.g., assignment titles, reading, exercises, etc.)
- 3. Update all tool dates
- a. Assignments
- b. Assessments
- c. Discussions
- 4. Update Discussions
- a. Check topics
- b. Post initial discussions (hint: if you post initial topic as the description, this will roll over when your course is copied the next semester)
- c. Check for locked/unlocked status of topic
- 5. Update Gradebook
- a. Check for Total-Points column
- b. Check that columns are adding correctly
- c. Match points to syllabus and schedule information
- d. Release appropriate columns for student viewing
- NOTE: Do not change column headings in gradebook – these should be changed in the tool directly
- 6. Provide weekly announcements
- 7. Send initial Welcome note to students using both internal and external email
- 8. Check all internal links and external weblinks to verify that they work properly
- 9. Teach course AS IS during the first semester of teaching
- a. No assignment changes
- b. No point-system changes
- c. No content changes
- d. No quiz changes
B. CONTINUING Instructors - Beginning-of-Semester Responsibilities
- 1. Update Syllabus
- a. Contact information
- b. Verify accuracy of curriculum resources (e.g., book, website links etc.)
- c. Weblinks – check that all work properly
- d. Grading parameters and points
- 2. Update Schedule
- a. Update due dates
- b. Changes in assignment details (e.g., assignment titles, reading, exercises, etc.)
- 3. Update all tool dates
- a. Assignments
- b. Assessments
- c. Discussions
- 4. Update Discussions
- a. Check topics
- b. Post initial discussions (hint: if you post initial topic as the description, this will roll over when your course is copied the next semester)
- c. Check for locked/unlocked status of topic
- 5. Update Gradebook
- a. Check for Total-Points column
- b. Check that columns are adding correctly
- c. Match points to syllabus and schedule information
- d. Release appropriate columns for student viewing
- NOTE: Do not change column headings in gradebook – these should be changed in the tool directly
- 6. Provide weekly announcements
- 7. Send initial Welcome note to students using both internal and external email
- 8. Check all internal links and external weblinks to verify that they work properly Review and update
- 9. Course Content (as necessary)
- a. Consult program chair concerning changes prior to making them within course
- b. Consider the following when updating content
- i. CCCNS requirements
- ii. ADA/508 requirements
- iii. Learning styles
- 10. Review the CCCOnline - Faculty Gold
C. ALL Instructors - Ongoing Semester Responsibilities
- 1. Communications
- a. Provide regular announcements (weekly)
- b. Participate regularly in discussions (75%)
- c. Communicate student issues to program chair
- 2. Grading
- a. Grade in a timely manner and post to gradebook (suggested is 24-48 hours)
- b. Notify students as grades are released
- c. Export gradebook to a spreadsheet after posting grades and at the end of term - link to instructions
- 3. Computer maintenance
- a. Check the Faculty Wiki for current computer maintenance tips including latest Java version
- b. Make periodic course backups and leave on server. See Faculty Wiki for details
- 4. Keep ongoing list of changes needed or desired and provide list to Design Team member at the end of term. For example:
- a. Assessment errors
- b. Weblink errors
- c. Assignment changes
- d. Assist Design Team members for course updates
Updated Spring 2008