Course Design

Diagnostic

Assessment

Welcome

/ Contacts

Communication /

SharingTopic / Module

One

Topic / Module

Three Topic / Module

Two

Assessment criteria

Assessment

grades

Timetable(s)

Indiv ELLP Record

of Progress

Engagement & completion

reports

E-tutors: Welcome

to the course

(could be a video)

Support & where to find it

could include:

- how to use VLN

- how to use tools

- the library

- IT support

Ethnic boxes

Calendar

Announcements

& Upcoming events

Participants

Frequently asked

questions (forums for

E-tutors, teachers,

parents, & students)

Glossary

ePortfolios (inc

blogs, wikis, podcasts,

vodcasts, & images)

Chat

Netiquette & discussion forum

"Staying Safe Online"

Discussion forums

Informal "Break Time"

online community area

for students

Diagnostic Assessment

Overview / Instructions

(teachers / E-tutors

Topic / module LOs

Course

content

(topic / module

one)

General VLN

timetable

Individual learning

plans

Parents

E-tutors

Teachers

Foundation

Stage One

Assignments &

assessments specific

to topic / module

Sessions would include:

- face-to-face (f-2-f) / blended sessions

- discussions (f-2-f / forums)

- reflections - indiv / peer (blogs, ePortfolios

discussion forums, images, podcasts)

- collaborative work (wikis, Google Docs,

podcasts, vodcasts, multimedia etc)

- brainstorming / communication (instant

messaging, chat rooms etc)

- discussion of specific LOs / instructions

Could include:

- diagrams

- examples

- applets

- multimedia (podcasts,

videos, images etc)

- texts & digital story telling

- sharing links to online resources

- quizzes / tests

Tools would include:- simulations- models- examples- applets- multimedia (podcasts, videos, images etc)- texts- annotated links to online resources- quizzes / tests- SCORM / AICC compliant content- forums for sharing e.g. social software such as RSS feeds

Scaffolding would include:

- models

- examples

- 'How to...' videos / vodcasts

- frequently asked questions

- discussion forums

- simulations

- glossary

- resusable digital learning objects

- graphs / visual representations

Admin

Course info

GuidelinesCourse participants' intros

(could include an activity

where participants introduce

themselves with text & multimedia

- possibly through

a blog)