Course development workflows?

Re: Course development workflows?

by Rick Jerz -
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I do not use a team, I do this by myself.  But maybe this will help.  (This list is not necessarily sequential, but rather interactive.)

1) Review overall course objectives.  (Could involve colleagues and other professionals.) 

2) Pick a good quality textbook that has a lot of digital support resources.

3) Determine what I will have to create myself.

4) Use PowerPoint, in outline mode, to organize each topic.

5) Use moodle, start creating topic items.  Duplicate/Edit as many topics and resources as possible.

6) Create webpages for student resources. (I use Dreamweaver.)

7) Create quiz questions in moodle.

8) Create lecture videos.

I have tried scripting videos ahead of time.  This is time consuming.  I currently prefer to focus on recording my voice using my PowerPoints.  My time is limited, and advanced scripting really does take a lot of time.

9) I am a professor.  No one  "approves" my courses.  I practice continuous improvement and value students' progress and feedback.

10) I publish my own content.  Of course, I use a variety of external resources when practical.

11) Always test everything.