Exemplary Course Program - Cohort

Total of 4 hours
Thank you very much for joining the Exemplary Course Cohort. Using the Blackboard Exemplary
Course Program (ECP) Rubric as a guide, this cohort will provide both theoretical concepts and
practical tools for instructors to recognize, organize, and build online courses for both blended
learners and online learners. Over the course of four weeks, ECP Directors and 2013 Exemplary
Course Winners will expand upon each element of the rubric. This program will be most beneficial
to educators and designers who are new to online learning. Our goal is to empower you to design
courses that reflect best practices for designing, engaging, assessing, and supporting learners in
blended and online learning environments.

Cohort Weekly Topics

This is a breakdown of the weekly topics for our cohort. You can find more details about the live sessions
including how to join the Collaborate web conference in the "Live Session Details" section.
Week

Live Session Date

Topic

Monday, July 22nd at 11am ET - 12pm ET

Monday, July 29th at 11am ET - 12pm ET

Monday, August 5th at 11am ET - 12pm ET

Monday, August 12th at 11am ET - 12pm ET

Course Design
Interaction and Collaboration
Learner Support
Assessment

Course Objectives
In this cohort, participants will have the opportunity to:
Identify the pillars of an exemplary course
Integrate the pillars into course development
Apply the pillars to course construction

MOOC: Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success

April 23-Sunday 29, 2012
Total of 5 hours

Course Description:
Motivating students and creating community within blended and online learning
environments are crucial to academic achievement and success. This open course will
provide both theoretical concepts and practical tools for instructors to improve
motivation, retention, and engagement within blended and online courses

Course Objectives:

Identify and apply relevant motivational strategies and instructional techniques
Construct thinking skill options for different types of learners and subjects
Design and share innovative thinking skill activities as well as unique cooperative
Map and apply instructional models and ideas to online learning tools.


Week Dates

Topic

Monday, April 23rd - Sunday,

Registration and Orientation
April 29th

Monday, April 30th - Sunday,

Motivation and retention online (TEC-VARIETY model)
May 6th

Monday, May 7th - Sunday,

May 13th

Addressing Diversity and Learning Styles (R2D2 model)

Monday, May 14th - Sunday,

May 20th

50 Hyper-Engaging Ideas: Critical, Creative, Cooperative

Monday, May 21st - Sunday,

May 27th

The Rise of Shared Online Video

Monday, May 28th - Sunday,

June 3rd

Wrap-Up and Question and Answer (Q&A) Session