Good Design vs. Bad Design

What Makes A Good Online

Course?

KEY FACTORS FOR A GOOD ONLINE COURSE

Getting Started• Welcome• Good objectives and instructions

Assignments• Clear, well written

Video• PlayPosit w/captions, clear

questions tied to video• Good content with a clear

purpose

Rubric• Explicitly represents the

performance expectations

Forums• Discussion boards

Assessment• use the internet and digital tools

to plan, share, and curate learning.

. . . A GOOD DESIGN

BAD ONLINE COURSE DESIGN

Getting Started• Unprofessional selfie• Not organized. “Hands off”

Assignments• Wrong information• Broken Links• Not tied to course

Video• “Watch this video” monotonous• No close caption• Random topic?

Rubric• Good rubric is for assignment not

listed Forums

• Start a discussion and respond to 3 posts

Assessment• Only use multiple choice

questions

REFERENCES• 6 Ways to Save a Bad E-Learning Design.

https://community.articulate.com/articles/online-course-graphic-design-fix. Articulate.com. Web printed 4/5/2017

• Stanford, Daniel (2014). Seven Deadly Sins of Online Course Design, http://www.iddblog.org/?p=2004. Web printed 4/5/2017

• YouTube good video: https://youtu.be/Bp4BG4Me7TU

• YouTube bad video: https://youtu.be/2t5kp9Tywpo

• What Makes a Good Online Course? http://www.educationcorner.com/distance-learning/what-makes-a-good-online-course.html. Educationcorner.com. Web printed 4/5/2017