SnTMan (Mechanical) 2 Apr 13 17:41 Meck91, a shell course is an individual R&W cylinder or length of pipe. One or more shell courses are joined together and/or to other components such as heads, cones, flanges, etc to form a shell.
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What is the course shell?
The course shell is a starter structure for your course. This shell is based on a set of online course design guidelines from UVM’s Continuing and Distance Education and the Center For Teaching and Learning. Students have reported that they find it easier to have a familiar structure from week to week.
What is the UVM course shell?
This shell is based on a set of online course design guidelines from UVM’s Continuing and Distance Education and the Center For Teaching and Learning. Students have reported that they find it easier to have a familiar structure from week to week. When you import the course shell, it adds the following items to the left hand Course Menu:
About Course Shells
Once you have logged in to Canvas, you can access your course shell (s).
Syllabus
A sample syllabus is loaded in your shell to help you fulfill all the SRJC requirements for syllabi.
Modules
Click on the Modules Course navigation link and you will see a Getting Started module (Week 0) and a Week 1 module that have been placed there for you. Within these modules there are Pages, Discussions, and even a first week Quiz and Assignment are set up to help you get started.
Discussions
Notice that there are two Pinned Discussions. These are discussions that you want your students to see at the top of the Discussions page. Pinned Discussions will always stay at the top.
Settings
Click on the Settings button in the Course navigation. From here you can modify Course Details, Section information, Navigation, and Apps.
Course Navigation
Your course shell has been set up with Course navigation elements chosen to show to students, and some that have been hidden. You can make changes as you like, but should consider how the added navigation areas will help or hinder the student to be guided through the course.
Why Use Master Shells to Manage Online Courses
The major growth in online education over the last several years has underscored the importance of instructional designers and their role at institutions of higher education across the country.
Structural and Visual Integrity Promotes Overall Course Design and Usability
Take a moment to reflect on a website that you visited recently.
Intentional Iterative Design Improves Student Learning and Increases Instructor Presence
We’ve all experienced online courses that have failed to provide students with an effective learning experience. Sometimes the problems that plague these are readily apparent; technical glitches, absent instructors, or irrelevant content are all relatively easy to identify and address while the course is being offered.
Enrollment-Neutral Courses Prevent Technical Errors and FERPA Violations
The Office of Digital Learning utilizes master course shells to house course materials for legal and technical reasons as well. Legally, it is imperative for the university to protect student information housed in previous sessions of a course.
Efficient Configuration Ensures Classes are Available On Time
Changes in personnel are inevitable, and one of the most significant side-effects of an employee’s departure is the loss of contextual knowledge and productivity (Worley, Skimbo, & McIntyre, 2015). This can be especially true in the information and content management spheres where instructional designers spend a great deal of their time.
Conclusion
When considered as a whole, the central functions of a master course shell serve to advance educational access,outcomes, and experiences while leveraging the knowledge, skills and expertise of both instructional designers and faculty members.
About Course Shells
Customizing Your Home Page
- Enrollment for non-time-table courses are managed one of three ways: 1. Manually, requiring the instructor (or a proxy with appropriate permissions) to add "students", or 2. Self-enroll, requiring students to follow a link and enter a code to be automatically enrolled, or 3. Open, meaning anyone (within the university or without) can enter the cour...
Syllabus
Modules
Once you have logged in to Canvas, you can access your course shell(s). 1. If you are an instructor, every course you're assigned to teach will automatically have a course shell added to your account. Each semester, you will have new course shells for each of your courses. You must use the new shellsbecause that is wher…
Discussions
- From the Course navigation, click on the Home link.
- Click the Edit button on the right side of the main center area to open the Rich Content Editor.
- Remove the "Note to Instructor" text above the banner by highlighting it and deleting.
- Highlight the "Your Course Name Here" text in the banner, and replace with the name of your course.
Settings
- A sample syllabus is loaded in your shell to help you fulfill all the SRJC requirements for syllabi. 1. Click on the Edit Syllabus Description buttonin the right sidebar. 2. Replace all red text and text in brackets with your information. 3. If adding your own headings, make sure to use the Paragraph/Header drop downin the Rich Content Editor toolbar to set headings and choose the r…
Course Navigation
- Click on the Modules Course navigation link and you will see a Getting Started module (Week 0) and a Week 1 modulethat have been placed there for you. Within these modules there are Pages, Discussions, and even a first week Quiz and Assignment are set up to help you get started. Delete what you don't need and add Quizzes, Assignments, Discussions, or Pages as needed. The Getti…
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