Introduction to Digital Teaching and Learning
When designing any blended or online module, it is often tempting to jump straight into moving your content online. However, it is useful to take some time to plan how you are going to design and delivery your module. Start off with the following questions:
(1) What are the learning outcomes for your module? What do you expect students to be able to do on completion of your course?
(2) What types of content and activities might support students in achieving these learning outcomes?
We will talk more about these in the sections that follow. For now, consider this VLE Baseline when planning and setting up your VLE module. These recommendations are underpinned by digital learning research, and they provide a useful framework for planning and designing your VLE module and activities.
Learning Management System Recommendations
Blackboard is College's Learning Management System (LMS). To help support the principles of Universal Design for Learning, it is important that modules in Blackboard have a consistent design standard for their structure, content, resources, communication tools and assessment practices. Our Learning Management System Recommendations page provides a framework for this when planning and developing your Blackboard module.