Students benefit from a level of predictability in institutional course design. Like we share the same template for our syllabi and course guides, we seek to improve the Brightspace student experience by requiring the adoption of the DIID base course template.
Our instructional designers have created a Base Course Template available to all instructors for incorporation into their online courserooms. This template is designed to help instructors meet the Quality Assurance of Online & Blended Course Content and Design and Quality Assurance of Online and Blended Course Delivery policies. The template provides an organized and consistent courseroom layout and includes learner support modules critical to their success.
The Base Course Template:
Contains 16 Weekly Modules
Contains sample a pre-drafted Announcement, login reminder Intelligent Agent, and sample Module Description that promote regular student and instructor interaction.
Defaults to Automatic Completion Tracking for the Class Progress tool
Includes the Getting Started module, the Ask Your Questions Here discussion topic, the About Your Instructor course file, and DIID You Know? Brightspace on-boarding elements.
If you would like to use the template, DIID staff can copy the template into your course shell by requesting via the Brightspace Helpdesk Ticket. Faculty can request viewer access to the Base Course Template by emailing online@nicc.edu.
The Z-Template has been developed and refreshed for consistency and clarity of information throughout the LMS. If you would like to use the template, DIID staff can copy the template into your course shell by requesting via the Brightspace Helpdesk Ticket.
The Z-Degree Template:
Contains 8 Regular Weekly Modules
Incorporates a "Week 0" Module to encourage early engagement
Contains pre-drafted Announcements, Intelligent Agents, and Module Descriptions that promote regular student engagement
Allows learners early access to weekly modules, beginning with the prior weekend
Avoids the confusion of submodules
Incorporates the Tuesday-Monday Academic Week
Enables learners to track their progress by enabling Manual Completion Tracking
Link to Z Course Template (Faculty can request viewer access to the template by emailing online@nicc.edu)
The CBE-Template has been developed and refreshed for consistency and clarity of information throughout the LMS. If you would like to use the template, DIID staff can copy the template into your course shell by requesting via the Brightspace Helpdesk Ticket.
The CBE Template:
Utilizes the Visual Table of Contents
Contains 8 Modules pre-loaded with customizable Discussions, Quizzes, and Assignments, including student remediation feature
Incorporates Release Conditions and Intelligent Agents that promote regular and sequential student progress
Uses 80% competency mastery standard and requires instructors to award Pass/Fail on module competency achievements
Avoids use of system level dates and allows students to work at their own determined pace
Avoids the confusion of submodules
Link to CBE Course Template (Faculty can request viewer access to the template by emailing online@nicc.edu)