Student Survey

Faculty: You can use this survey to understand the technology and working spaces available to your students when they are working off-campus. To use this survey in your course, please add a due date and make any other changes you wish. Please delete this informational block when you are ready to share your site with your students. For help with surveys and quizzes, follow the instructions in OpenLab Help.

Assignment 1 Instructions (Example)

Faculty: This example post demonstrates how you can provide instructions for each assignment. It uses the category “Assignment Instructions” and can be found under Activities > Assignments in the site menu. Use the suggested outline below to structure your assignment posts. Please delete this informational block when you are ready to share your site with your students. For help working with OpenLab Course sites, visit OpenLab Help.

Overview

Add assignment overview or description

Learning Outcomes

  • Add learning outcomes

Due Date(s)

  • Add due dates or schedule

Instructions

  1. Add assignment instructions

Grading Rubric

Add grading rubric or clear explanation of how assignment will be graded.

Resources

  • Add assignment resources or readings

Class 1 Agenda (Example)

Faculty: This Class Agenda post demonstrates how you can provide detailed information about each class for your students. It uses the category “Class Agendas” and can be found under Activities > Class Agendas in the site menu. Use the suggested outline below to structure your class posts. Please delete this informational block when you are ready to share your site with your students. For help working with OpenLab Course sites, visit OpenLab Help.

Class Info

  • Date: Add date
  • Meeting Info: Add online details or in-person location

To-Do Before Class

Add the tasks (readings, homework, assignments) students need to do before this class, along with any materials they will need. 

Topic

Add topic here

Objectives

  • Add learning objectives and outcomes here

Activities

Add the information covered in this class (class activities, readings, videos, slides, notes, recordings of class meetings conducted via web conference). 

To-Do After Class

Add the tasks (readings, homework, assignments) students need to do after this class, along with any materials they will need. 

Welcome, Students!

Faculty: This Course site uses an organizational structure to help faculty meet the recommended best practices for online, hybrid or web-enhanced pedagogy. This editable welcome post demonstrates how you can share announcements with your students. Please delete this informational block when you are ready to share your site with your students. For help working with OpenLab Course sites, visit OpenLab Help.

Please take some time to explore this OpenLab course site. Use the menu to explore the course information, activities, and help. As the course progresses, you will be adding your own work to the Student Work section.

Join this Course

Login to your OpenLab account and follow these instructions to join this course.

If you’re new to the OpenLab, follow these instructions to create an account and then join the course.

Remember that your username and display name can be pseudonyms, rather than your real name. Your avatar does not need to be a picture of your face–just something that identifies you on the OpenLab.

Questions

If you have any questions, reach out via email or in Office Hours. If you need help with the OpenLab, you can consult OpenLab Help or contact the OpenLab Community Team.