Welcome message

Send a Welcome email to the students or post a Welcome announcement a week prior to the start of classes.

Faculty information

  • Contact information
  • Email address and phone number
  • Hours for Synchronous and Asynchronous activities
  • Specifically state available or unavailable days/times
  • Include a bio to introduce yourself

Student participation requirements/standards

  • Policies about collaborative work and discussions
  • Participation standards: minimum number of postings per week in discussion boards, wikis, journals or other forums and any standards for quality of participation.
  • Explanation of how the online course is organized; how students should proceed each week to complete class activities; how to label assignments; where to post materials in the course.
  • Expectations of student participation are clearly identified (recommend students to log in frequently, discussion rubric made available, etc.)

Faculty response time and availability

  • Faculty response times for feedback and grading can be included in the Syllabus. 

  • Faculty availability on weekends, evening and holidays are also stated.

  • Emails response times mentioned.  Example: "Emails will be usually be answered within 24 hours on weekdays and within 48 hours on weekends or official holidays. If I am out of town without Internet access, I will post a note in Moodle on the course homepage."

Due dates to include time zones

Course communication expectations

  • Example: Ask all course content or logistic related questions via the "Q&A" discussion board.  Send an email for questions of a personal nature, such as questions about your grade.  Include the course name and/or number in your email. Expectation for student interaction are clearly stated along with netiquette policy.
  • Set the structure and tone for the course, covering what the instructor expects from students as well as what students can expect from the instructor.

Resources

  • The Student Resources tab in your Moodle course lists various campus wide resources available to students.

  • Netiquette Guidelines has been included on all Moodle course homepages.



[http://ux1.eiu.edu/~warobinson/UT_Creating%20an%20Online%20Syllabus.pdf]

Last modified: Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 2:26 PM