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Consistency in Referencing
An important part of consistency
in referring to items within your Blackboard
Course is to give students a variety of
ways to get to the subject. Also, by using
the same naming scheme, you and your students
will be better able to make a mental picture
or mental map of the layout of your online
content.
Assignments: For the name
of an assignment, try: "Assignment
One: Elements of the Business Letter"
instead of just "Assignment One,"
or "Elements of the Business Letter."
For a textbook reference,
try: "read Chapter One, pages 4-18,
which introduce the concepts of writing
a successful business letter" instead
of the less specific "read pages 4-18"
or "read Chapter One," or "read
the section on business letters."
Extra details and consistency
are important. Your students will be better
able to make connections between different
materials types (discussion board forums,
assignments, readings, etc.) if you are
careful about using the same names, unit
numbers, etc., in your naming scheme. Your
course will be better able to stand the
test of time if you include lots of details.
Web site URL's and textbooks editions might
change, but with more detailed information,
your students may still be able to find
the web site or chapter you want them to
look at.
—
With ideas from Neil Hollands, director
of the North Carolina Virtual Learning Community.
Consistency in Referencing
An important part of consistency
in referring to items within your Blackboard
Course is to give students a variety of
ways to get to the subject. Also, by using
the same naming scheme, you and your students
will be better able to make a mental picture
or mental map of the layout of your online
content.
Assignments: For the name
of an assignment, try: "Assignment
One: Elements of the Business Letter"
instead of just "Assignment One,"
or "Elements of the Business Letter."
For a textbook reference,
try: "read Chapter One, pages 4-18,
which introduce the concepts of writing
a successful business letter" instead
of the less specific "read pages 4-18"
or "read Chapter One," or "read
the section on business letters."
Extra details and consistency
are important. Your students will be better
able to make connections between different
materials types (discussion board forums,
assignments, readings, etc.) if you are
careful about using the same names, unit
numbers, etc., in your naming scheme. Your
course will be better able to stand the
test of time if you include lots of details.
Web site URL's and textbooks editions might
change, but with more detailed information,
your students may still be able to find
the web site or chapter you want them to
look at.
—
With ideas from Neil Hollands, director
of the North Carolina Virtual Learning Community.
Consistency in Referencing
An important part of consistency in referring to items within your Blackboard Course is to give students a variety of ways to get to the subject. Also, by using the same naming scheme, you and your students will be better able to make a mental picture or mental map of the layout of your online content.
Assignments: For the name of an assignment, try: "Assignment One: Elements of the Business Letter" instead of just "Assignment One," or "Elements of the Business Letter."
For a textbook reference, try: "read Chapter One, pages 4-18, which introduce the concepts of writing a successful business letter" instead of the less specific "read pages 4-18" or "read Chapter One," or "read the section on business letters."
Extra details and consistency are important. Your students will be better able to make connections between different materials types (discussion board forums, assignments, readings, etc.) if you are careful about using the same names, unit numbers, etc., in your naming scheme. Your course will be better able to stand the test of time if you include lots of details. Web site URL's and textbooks editions might change, but with more detailed information, your students may still be able to find the web site or chapter you want them to look at.
— With ideas from Neil Hollands, director of the North Carolina Virtual Learning Community.