In Example 3, there is a Table of Contents which is hyperlinked to sections within the syllabus making the document easier for students to manipulate. Often a syllabus has quite a few accreditation requirements that make it lengthy. Google Docs can be used to create a course syllabus. Professors were able to quickly remove and adjust the schedule which automatically updated for the students. Often, course content was adjusted due to sometimes including too many tasks in one session. Similar to before, the schedule for the day included hyperlinks to syllabi and interactive class tools. For convenience, hyperlinks were included at the top of the schedule to directly link to each day’s schedule. Because this course was six hours of instruction for seven days, the course was organized into class sessions with chunks of time for class time and independent work. Daily Course ScheduleĪnother face-to-face course consisted of a full-day session. This color-coding helps students quickly identify the type of class.
Full class sessions are represented on the schedule with a white background, teamwork sessions with a yellow background, and individual work sessions with a blue background. In the course, there are three types of class sessions: full class with the professor facilitating instruction, teamwork sessions with students working collaboratively on a team project assignment, and individual work sessions where students work on their own. A target graphic indicates the topic that will be addressed each day, and a purple assignment graphic indicates what assignments are due each class. There are two graphics that are repeated on the schedule. When students miss class, they are referred to the course schedule and asked to make up the in-class course tasks. The course schedule is essentially a lesson plan for the daily instructional assignments that will be completed in class. In the Google Doc Daily Course Schedule in Example 1, there are many organized links for in-class tasks. Google Docs is an easy tool to increase collaboration, but it is also a digital tool that can help organize courses via course schedules and syllabi. These digital tools can support professors as they organize course information while also enhancing student collaboration. Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Slides, and Google Jamboard have the power to deliver more efficient and effective learning experiences. As teachers embrace digital tools for online learning, many online tools can enhance and facilitate the organization and delivery of courses.
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