Instructional Design Alignment Chart

Plan to teach How to Use a Learning Management System to adult learners, dislocated workers and other students with
limited computer skills in a blended format.

Module theme or Topic: Getting Started

Terminal Objective: Access an online course through a Learning Management System
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Log in and out of a
Authentic Assessment Screencast
learning management Performance: Log in
demonstration and
system
and out
written instructions for
logging in and out
(Choice)
Identify common
course components
found in learning
management systems

Quiz

Access course
resources and
materials

Survey: Scavenger
Hunt self assessment

Screencast
demonstration and
written instructions
reviewing the course
interface and
components (Choice)

Connect Activity

Mastery quiz testing

on LMS course
components

Survey on course
information

Search through the

LMS for information
about the course

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Module theme or Topic: Communication
Terminal Objective: Demonstrate effective communication in a Learning Management System
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Complete tasks as
Authentic Assessment Instructions on course
communicated
Performance:
announcement board
through instructor
Discussion and email
directing them to read
announcements.
communication
the online netiquette
policy
Use discussion boards Authentic Assessment Screencast
Introduce yourself
to communicate with
Performance:
demonstration and
Discussion
the instructor and
Discussion
written instructions
classmates.
how to use discussion
boards (Choice)
Use email to
Authentic Assessment Screencast
communicate with the Performance: Emails
demonstration and
instructor and
written instructions
classmates.
how to use email
through the LMS
interface (Choice)

Connect Activity
Follow the netiquette
policy for all class
communication

Communicate with
other students to find
and confirm a partner.
Report to the
instructor through
email

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Module theme or Topic: Assignments and Assessments

Terminal Objective: Complete Assignments and Assessments in a Learning Management System
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Submit an assignment Written assignment
Screencast
Complete assignment
in a learning
demonstration and
Short answer
management system
written instructions
questions about
how to submit an
plagiarism policy and
assignment (Choice)
plagiarism checking
Read policy on
software
plagiarism and
plagiarism checking
software.
Assignment
Instructions
Examine instructor
Authentic Assessment: Read instructions on
Review assignment
feedback on an
Respond to instructor viewing assignment
feedback
assignment
feedback
feedback
Complete a quiz in a
learning management
system.

Quiz on taking a Quiz

Review your quiz

score and question
feedback.

Confirm quiz feedback

self assessment

Connect Activity
Submit assignment

Respond to instructor
feedback

Mastery Quiz

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Module theme or Topic : Gradebook
Terminal Objective: Verify your grades in gradebook
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Access your grades in Confirm grade and
Screencast
the gradebook
feedback
demonstration and
written instructions
how to access grades
(Choice)
Explain how your final Written assignment
Assignment
grade is calculated
Instructions

Do Activity

Connect Activity

Complete assignment
Short Answer or excel
document (Choice)

Submit Assignment

Module theme or Topic: Additional Features and Functions

Terminal Objective: Recognize instructor differences in use of Learning Management Systems.
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Explore Learning
Authentic Assessment Screencast overview of Explore example
Management System
various LMS features
course setups
feature such as
Synchronous Sessions,
Wikis and blogs
Compare different
Discussion
ways instructors use
learning management
systems in courses.

Connect Activity

Discuss variations in
how instructors use
LMS