A basic template to use with faculty developing MOOCs early in the process of course design and consultations.

1. Course Design Overview
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Headings/topics for each week:
__ Themes (“big ideas”)
__ Questions
__ Linear progression of topics
__ Something else (explain)
Organized by: Skills/outcomes students will
demonstrate (can be observed):
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Est. # of videos per week:
(1 video = 5-10 mins.)
__ 3
__ 4
__ 5
__ 6 or more (explain)
Where will you do
recording?:
__ home
__ office
__ room/”studio” setup for MOOCs
__ other (explain)
Purpose:

2. Course topics for each week: Relationship to organization, outcomes, or specific goal:
Weekly Topics & Goal Alignment
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3. Let’s drill down on video... Select one week (any week).
Week ___ : __________________________!
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! Video 1: ______________________
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! Video 2: ______________________
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! Video 3: ______________________
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! Video 4: ______________________
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! Video 5: ______________________
! Video 6: ______________________
Video Drill-down & Considerations
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Let’s estimate the time students will spend watching videos.
! ___ videos x ____ (ave. min. per video) = _____ total video length
! Multiply total video length x 2 = _____ estimated watch time
Let’s estimate the time you will spend recording lecture videos. Total course videos = ____
! Estimate at least 2 hours per recording for the first 2 videos ! = 4 hrs
! Estimate 1 hour per recording for remaining videos !! ! = ____ hrs
! Estimate 4 hours per script to draft first 2 video content scripts! = 8 hrs
! Estimate 1. 5 hours per script for remaining videos !! ! = ____ hrs
! Multiply Grand total x 1.5 = _____ estimated hours video production time
(Clarify relationship of each video to course
purpose, learning objs or weekly goal)
Grand total = ________

4. Let’s consider what students will do to learn, practice, and demonstrate new skills and
knowledge. For the week of video you just outlined--and your learning goals--sketch out
your ideas below.
Assessments & Activities
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Coursera assessment tools:
__ In-video quizzes
__ Short-answer & MC quizzes
__ Peer grading (requires rubric)
__ Programming assignments
Community building tools:
__ Discussion fora
__ Wiki
__ Meet up
To develop good habits, you’ll want to provide the same types of weekly activities for
students. What are your thoughts for your course? What graded assessments will you use
and how much will they be worth in calculating the overall course grade?
We recommend jotting down ideas for weekly assessments now but authoring them after you have recorded all
video content for the topic. (You’ll also want to estimate the time it takes to complete the tasks per week -- as a
courtesy to students.)

5. Now it’s time to identify any additional resources (required or recommended) that will
help students achieve the learning outcomes you identified.
As you flesh out each week, it may become apparent that a few, carefully selected
resources will be helpful to students. If you know of some already, please indicate:
Week Topic Additional Resource(s)
videos, readings, programs, simulations, etc.
Need copyright
help?
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Additional Resources
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6. Finally, it’s time to be intentional and realistic about the time you plan work on your
MOOC. Grab your favorite online or paper calendar and start plotting out dates for
getting things done. Ideally, your lead support person will also be around for most or all
of your target deliverable dates, too. All video recordings should be done at least 30
days before the course launch. Below is a list of some of the high-level deliverables.
Deliverable Target date
Complete the Coursera MOOC on MOOCs
Course outline to lead support person
Intro video recording(s) completed
ScreenFlow training session completed (video software)
Week 1 video recordings completed
Week 2 video recordings completed
Week 3 video recordings completed
Week 4 video recordings completed
Week 5 video recordings completed
Week 6 video recordings completed
Week 1 assessments completed
Week 2 assessments completed
Week 3 assessments completed
Week 4 assessments completed
Week 5 assessments completed
Week 6 assessments completed
Week 1 additional materials completed
Week 2 additional materials completed
Week 3 additional materials completed
Week 4 additional materials completed
Week 5 additional materials completed
Week 6 additional materials completed
Calendar: Delivery Dates
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7. Deliverable Target date
Review UNC pre-course survey & add content pre/post quiz
links if desired
Forums set up (Production Assoc.)
Review UNC post-course survey & add content pre/post quiz
links if desired
Course design is done. Celebrate!
Calendar: Delivery Dates
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