the studio of
saul
carliner
content development
for the workplace

e-learning

ideas and
issues

In this Worksheet
Syllabus
Pre-requisite materials
Readings
Teaching materials
Graded assignments
Exercises
Remediation materials
Enrichment materials
Post-class support

Type of Content

Possible Content

Comments (indicate if you'd like to include this and, if so, where the information currently is)

Syllabus

Course description

Objectives

Policies

Learning resources (text, website, others)

List of assignments

Schedule of events*

Message indicating that students have read the syllabus and have registered for the Blackboard website

Pre-requisite materials

Self-assessments to determine whether a student should take the course)

Placement exams (graded online or not)

Readings about content students must know before starting the course

Exercises about pre-requisite material

Student information sheet (a survey asking students about their backgrounds and their expectations for the course)

Readings

Customized textbooks
(in which a service or publisher lets you create a text that suits your needs by piecing together chapters and sections from other textbooks, and adding in your own notes)

Accompanying textbooks (if one is used)

• For your text book (if you're using a textbook that's also used in schools, colleges or universities, the publisher might provide a basic website as well as lesson plans)

• www.s

  cholar.com

• www.k

  aboom.books.com

Periodicals

• Newspapers (www.boston.com/globe, www.nytimes.com, www.bizjournals.com/boston)
• Online journals and magazines
• In your content area
• General (such as www.computer world. com)

Professional and trade associations serving your content area

• Identify as professional or academic
• Include links to local and society-level organization

To private websites (include disclaimer)

• Corporate
• Professionals

Teaching materials

Tips of the day

Links to current news articles

Guest speakers (probably through online chats)

Graded assignments

To be performed off-line by the student

• Assignment sheet
• Other resources

To be performed online, using online testing facilities

Self-assessments (of attitudes or skills)

Cases (with answers or without)

Drills (with or without automatic grading online)

Problems

Remediation materials

Alternate explanations of content

Worksheets

Sample exercises

Illustrations

Copies of your course notes (such as PowerPoint slides)

Above-and-beyond exercises

Readings that explain how to relate generic content to a specific topic area

Links to museums and other courses

Links to information about professional association meetings and conferences

Post-Class Support

Worksheets

Samples

Readings

Follow-up evaluations