This set of online course characteristics focuses on the quality, accessibility, and integrity of instructional materials used to support student learning.
It emphasizes clear and accessible content, ethical use of sources, effective technology integration, meaningful interaction, and connections between prior knowledge and new learning using high-quality, affordable resources.
Materials are free of writing errors (e.g., punctuation, formatting, clarity, grammatical, and spelling).
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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All content (e.g., articles, images, video, activities) is optimized for the use of assistive technology.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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The sequence of the content is optimized with the appropriate use of headings for accessibility.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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Instructional materials are easily accessible/usable across operating systems, devices, and applications (e.g., MacOS, iOS, Windows, Android).
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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Course models academic integrity and by honoring copyright and licensing (avoiding scanned materials) and citing sources and permissions for use.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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Facilitates the presentation of and interaction with content and peers.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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Supports regular and substantive interaction (e.g., announcements, discussions, synchronous sessions) between the instructor and students.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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Course connects prior knowledge to new learning.
Prefer editable text within the LMS (e.g., D2L HTML editor) instead of image-based PDFs whenever possible.
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University library materials, open educational resources and/or low-cost materials are used when available.
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