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EdX E-Learning Course Development

EdX E-Learning Course Development

By : Matthew A. Gilbert
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EdX E-Learning Course Development

EdX E-Learning Course Development

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By: Matthew A. Gilbert
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Overview of this book

If you are an educator creating a course for edX or a corporate trainer using Open edX for large-scale learning and development initiatives, then edX E-Learning Course Development is the ideal book for you.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Getting Started
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1. Getting Started
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edX's potential and purpose
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Your role and responsibilities
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Creating your edX account
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Exploring edX courses
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Signing up for Studio
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Creating your course
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Characteristics of your course
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Summary
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2. Planning the Curriculum
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2. Planning the Curriculum
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edX Course Matrix
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edX Course Matrix data
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edX Course Matrix details
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The About page
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Preliminary documents
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Learning sequences
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Exercises and assessments
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Textbooks and course materials
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Discussion forums
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The course Wiki
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The course certificate
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Summary
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3. Producing Videos
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3. Producing Videos
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Instructional videos
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Video production pointers
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Video post-production processes
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Transcripts for your videos
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YouTube best practices
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4. Designing Exercises
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4. Designing Exercises
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The student view of problem components
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The Studio view of problem components
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Creating problems with edX's editors
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Exercises and tools
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Content experiments
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5. Integrating the Curriculum
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5. Integrating the Curriculum
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Your course outline
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Course sections
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Course subsections
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Course Units
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Course components
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Course pages
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Course files
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Updates and Handouts
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PDF textbooks
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Accessibility issues
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6. Administering Your Course
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6. Administering Your Course
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Grading policy
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Content visibility
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Student cohorts
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Beta testing
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Exporting and importing a course
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edX resources
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7. Facilitating Your Course
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7. Facilitating Your Course
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Staff roles
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Student enrolment
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Course discussions
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Course Wiki
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Messages to students
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Course data
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Student data
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Answer data
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Gradebook management
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Completion certificates
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8. Promoting Your Course
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8. Promoting Your Course
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Traditional marketing tools
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edX's marketing options
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Social media marketing
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Personal branding basics
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Marketing metrics
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Student feedback
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Index
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Index

Exercises and assessments

As was just noted, you will need to create several exercises and assessments for your course. Typically, these are short-answer or multiple-choice quizzes that are sandwiched within the other parts of a learning sequence. However, there are actually four types of exercises you can create for your course:

  • In-lesson exercises: Designed as short knowledge checks within a learning sequence, in-lesson exercises should focus on one or two small ideas. They should be challenging enough to ensure that a student understands the material, but not so intense that they break the rhythm of the course. In-lesson exercises can be used for instruction, feedback, and assessment.

  • Homework questions: These should ask more in-depth questions that link several course concepts and require more critical thinking than an in-lesson exercise. Consider developing homework questions as a weekly wrap-up.

  • Quiz problems: Whereas in-lesson exercises assess knowledge within a learning sequence...

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