• Must make sure that assignments are never open-ended.
• Must review and sign off that the course is complete and ready for students, which should be initiated by the Instructional Designer.
• Must review the online content structure, the course navigation, student guidance information, course information, learning modules, assignments/assessment, communication mode etc.
Five Roles I Play in Online Courses by Scot Headley http://www.innovateonline.info/pdf/vol2_issue1/Five_Roles_I_Play_in_Online_Courses.pdf
Online Student Role & Responsibilites
1. Acknowledge and demonstrate respect for the personal and professional growth of oneself and others in verbal and written interactions with faculty, fellow students, and University staff.
2. Assess one's own and others' interpersonal strengths and weaknesses by constructively utilizing and providing feedback.
3. Recognize one's own personal and professional values and the personal and professional values of others.
4. Demonstrate self-reliance and self-direction in the setting and completion of individual and group learning goals and objectives.
5. Demonstrate respect for faculty, fellow students, and staff regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religious, moral, or political beliefs.
6. Acknowledge that conflicts and the resolution of conflicts, between individuals and among groups, are integral to the collaborative learning process, and demonstrate responsibility for resolving these conflicts while maintaining respect for all individuals involved regardless of the outcome.
7. Accept responsibility for working collaboratively in the learning process and for the achievement of those learning outcomes linked to group performance and avoid disruptive activity that hinders or interferes with other students' or faculty's educational environment.
8. Maintain confidentiality and acknowledge individual privacy in the communication of personal or professional information about one's employer, other students, or their employers.
9. Maintain the highest ethical standards in the preparation and submission of required course work. Intentionally using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise or representing the words or ideas of another as one's own in an academic exercise will follow the University Student Academic Misconduct / Disciplinary Procedures
10. Observe the university Anti Discrimination Policy and University Harassment Policy and avoid creating a hostile or offensive educational environment for any student or faculty member.
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/onlinelearning.htm
Cynthia Charles, DU CTLAT Blogger
