Course Development

Summary

This week I am working on using my course outline to create the content in my website. So far I have added some of the tabs on the left hand side for navigation. I have also changed a few cosmetic things about my website. It will be fun seeing how my website changes as I keep adding more to it.

Item of Interest

I enjoyed the reading this week. It discussed how to design displays following some graphic design principles. There is a lot of detail involved with designing a website that is aesthetically pleasing to read. There are all kinds of things to keep in mind, such as font, sizing, colors, spacing, shapes, balance, and contrast, just to name a few. 

Problem or Concern

I am a little concerned that I won't be able to include every graphic design principle into my website. It seems like a lot of things to remember when adding to my website. Hopefully I can keep it simple enough that it still looks good.

Engagement

Summary

This week I have finished my rough draft for my course outline assignment. I adjusted some of my outline so that each assignment is relevant to my course. Hopefully all students will see that every assignment will help them throughout the course. Being engaged in a lesson will help students retain the content, especially if they believe the information is important. 

I also created the initial setup for my blackboard course page. This was a good opportunity for me to get an idea of how my course might look online.

Item of Interest

I'm pretty excited about creating my course on the Course Sites website. It looks to be very similar to how my courses at ASU are set up. It's going to be pretty fun to give my course a functional layout that is user friendly. I'm currently researching how to make my course site as easy to use as possible. My first goal will be to make it very simplistic so that students don't get lost while navigating it.

Problem or Concern

I have tried my best to follow the guidelines for creating my course outline, and I believe that it has all of the information necessary. I'm a little concerned because our instructor sent an email that said our grades for the rough draft will likely be low. I was feeling pretty good about my rough draft until that email, and now I feel leery about the situation.