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indicates that the course is BC internally QM certified; 
indiates that the course is nationally QM recognized.
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AML 2010 American Literature: Colonial Period to 1900 - Fully Online Professor David Hennessy has developed this American Literature course as a fully online course. It is not only one of the first courses to have been BC internally QM certified, it is the first BC online course that has been nationally QM recognized! Congratulations, Professor David Hennessy!! Below are some screenshots and examples of the course content and features/tools used: The course homepage consists of 4 folders. The first, “Course Introduction and Syllabus”, contains a detailed syllabus, welcome lesson, instructions on how to use Blackboard, and an orientation quiz. The primary focus of the course site are 30 “Course Lessons” found in the 2nd folder. Within these Course Lessons, Professor Hennessy replicated the information presented in the on-campus version of the course. These lessons are organized into 7 Learning Units. The image below shows how the course homepage is organized.
Each lesson was written using SoftChalk, which allows for the lesson to be broken into logical segments and incorporates a table of contents. This allows students to navigate through each lesson easily. The screenshot below shows the lesson on Edgar Allan Poe. At the end of each lesson, an un-graded set of “Review Questions” are incorporated. Using the “activity” feature within SoftChalk, these questions are self-grading and allow for immediate feedback. This helps students recognize whether they have mastered the content within that individual lesson. Below is an example of such as review question.
Beyond these interactive lessons, Professor Hennessy has recorded and embedded a number of streaming videos. These allow the students to see and hear their professor introducing the course, explaining the major course content, and clarifying lessons/assignments. This use of embedded video seeks to mimic the in-person learning experience as much as possible within a fully online course. In order to address various learning styles, it allows for some of the learning to occur through video and audio rather than just via reading static text. The screen below shows a video where Professor Hennessy introduces students to the online course.
In addition, the Discussion Board is used as a venue to replicate the back-and-forth discussion that would normally occur in an on-campus course. To this end, students are encouraged to participate on a regular basis throughout the semester. Professor Hennessy not only posts writing prompts, but regularly responds to student posts and encourages student-to-student dialogue. Below is an example of one of these exchanges. For privacy purpose, student names have been blacked out.
Professor Hennessy can be reached at dhenness@broward.edu. Instructional Technology |
