The Next Phase: Course Development Continues

While the course officially ends tonight, the work of preparing for fall and building our online courses continues over the summer. Here is some information about the next phase of the course development process:

1. Complete Hybrid Course Plans

All 20-21 courses need to have a Hybrid Course Plan (with KUDs & assessment plans for each unit in the course) created and added to the Department's Team Drive by Friday, July 31.

Reminder: Course teams need to use 1 Hybrid Course Plan Doc to design the course together to ensure consistency across all sections.

Tip: To save time, I recommend making a copy of the Hybrid Course Plan Doc you created in this course since the information in #1 and #2 will likely remain the same. Just rename the document with the new course title and add course goals, unit KUDs, & assessments to sections #3 & #4 to complete the planning process for each additional course you teach.

2. Build Courses in Canvas

Continue to build each course you will teach next year in Canvas, with the goal of having your courses as complete as possible by the August 20th deadline. Remember to reference our Hybrid Learning Checklist (Links to an external site.) as you continue the build process. Our goal is to have these done by the start of the Fall semester so you can focus on the important work of building relationships with and supporting your students (rather than scrambling each weekend to build each week's plan as we did in Remote Learning 1.0).

NOTE: Department Heads will connect with each of you during the first week of August to check in on your progress and talk about any support you might need. Please be in touch with them over the summer if you have specific questions about the course creation process or any resources you might need (for yourself or for your students next year).

3. Ask for Help

Building online courses so that high-quality relational learning happens during a (double) pandemic is a first for all of us! Reach out to your colleagues, the Center, the Tech Team, the Ad Team, and anyone else who can help you create the best course possible and be the best you possible in the year ahead:

- Planning & Design Help: See the Faculty Google Calendar for an up-to-date schedule of office hours or Zoom sessions offered by Colleen, Jeniene, & Brian over the summer. You may also email Colleen directly with any questions you have or resources you need, to partner on course design, to swap ideas, etc. To connect with or get help from Brian and Jeniene, please submit a Tech Ticket to helpdesk@stmarksschool.org
- Canvas, Zoom, & Tech Help: The Tech Team is embracing all things Canvas this summer and has been engaged in training so they can provide a high-level of support for faculty as you continue to develop your courses this summer. They also support Zoom and any hardware/software questions or issues you might have. Here are the times and ways you can reach them over the summer:
  - Hours: 9am-4pm Monday-Thursday
  - Submit a Tech Ticket: Email helpdesk@stmarksschool.org to submit a help request or to set up a time for a 1:1 consultation. This helps to streamline the help process, including for anything you need from Brian or Jeniene.
  - Get Canvas/Tech Help by Phone: Call (508) 786-4001 (or x4001 on campus) for "live" tech help.
    Note: If you're asked to leave a message, please include a call back number and the Tech Team will respond as promptly as they can. For urgent matters, select option 2, which will connect to the cell phone of the person on call.

4. All Courses Ready by August 20

Colleagues from Academic Council will be "visiting" your online courses on August 20-21 to get a good sense of our virtual classrooms. They will keep our Hybrid Learning Checklist (Links to an external site.) in mind and will share feedback with you using the "notice & wonder" protocol to structure a collegial, productive dialogue.