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Preparing your J-Term online course

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Checklist for J-Term course design

1. Fill in the daily Design Template (below)

2. Meet with your TAs and co-instructors re: responsibilities and expectations

3. Create your Collab course site(s)

Request to use: (1) an LDT model site;  or (2) build from previous course, from template, or from scratch

Be sure to do the following:

  • Add TAs and whole-class roster to your site (keep the site unpublished as you work).
  • Add your gradebook categories.
  • Add all course materials, and create the Assignments, Discussions, and Tests & Quizzes you will use.
  • Add section rosters, if appropriate.
  • Add necessary class management tools (particularly, Announcements).
  • Have each TA create a Zoom meeting link for their own discussion section (inside Online Meetings).
  • Create one Zoom meeting link for lecture (inside Online Meetings).
  • Give your course a once-over, and publish. 

For more detailed site creation tips, visit How do I build my Signature Course Collab site? 

4. Make use of available help resources

Contact LDT's Instructional Design team at [email protected] for course design assistance.

Contact Collab Support at [email protected] or visit UVACollab Help.

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