Recommendations and Guidelines
Course Preparation Checklist
The CTLT will continue to support and prepare our faculty for continued successful instruction of our students. We recommend that UNBC faculty take some time to plan a course of action that best suits your teaching preferences, your curriculum-specific needs, and characteristics of your students. Feel free to use the following checklist as a guideline to your planning process.
If you are teaching a Face-to-Face course, you may want to check out these tips on Resilient Course Design
SYLLABUS
My syllabus and/or the course outline is posted on moodle.unbc.ca (if using) & it is clearly labelled.
I have included a list of all assignments, exams, and other assessment items with percentages/points of how much each item is worth.
I have included a weekly schedule of dates, assignments & due dates, readings, so students know what is expected each week.
I have checked my course plans using the Student Workload Calculator (also consider your grading workload x number of students)
It is clear to students in the syllabus how the course will be presented (asynchronously, synchronously, or a blend) and which class sessions have required attendance and if they will be recorded.
My self-introduction video or message is posted on moodle.unbc.ca along with my contact info
I have posted my virtual office hours and contact information.
I have added the recommended sections on Academic Integrity, Access Resource Centre, Student Resources available.
I have reviewed the Provost’s Guidance on Generative AI use in Courses and selected my course AI Policy from the examples or created my own.
CONTENT
My course modules are organized and set up in a logical fashion either in folders or by weekly topics (Weekly Modules, Assignments, Exams & Quizzes, etc.)
My course materials and content, assignments, and activities are posted and accessible on the learning management system
The hyperlinks to my course materials have been tested and are accessible to students
I have posted/created my assessment activities & assignment dropboxes with due dates on moodle.unbc.ca
I have consulted with the Copyright Librarian and all of my resources are compliant
I have considered Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (GUIDE) and accessibility of my materials by students with differing abilities (UDL Guidelines summary)
I have thought about my teaching practice and philosophy by reviewing the Pillars of Pedagogy
ASSESSMENTS
I have checked to see if any students in my course need Access Resource Centre Accommodations and I have made sure my quizzes/midterms/exams have appropriate Test exceptions created.
MIDTERM & FINAL EXAMS, QUIZZES: It is highly recommended that faculty contact their designated CTLT Instructional Designer to set up midterms and final exams to ensure things go smoothly & stress free. Some moodle.unbc.ca test options and settings are complicated. It is also important that an Access Resource Centre (ARC) accommodations f