Materials
Use of digital materials can bring a rich experience to learning, but can also lead to complications that impact on online learning.
Ensure that:
Materials presented are useful and relevant to the course- Content is broken down and/or organised into manageable sections
- Materials are named and presented consistently, eg filenames are consistent
The course links to library resources (eg reading lists)- Materials comply with copyright restrictions
Materials have a shared style guide/template throughout the course
Audio and Video
- Audio and video is intelligible and complies with copyright restrictions
- Media is used to enhance and extend learning beyond the classroom/lecture theatre, eg in a flipped classroom approach
- Video is supplied with embedded subtitles by preference or, where this isn't possible, a transcript as an alternative
- Audio is supplied with a transcript
Images
- Images used are relevant, good quality, and comply with copyright restrictions
- Images contain alt tags for accessibility.
Key
- Baseline criteria, which should be achieved by all courses
- Enhanced approaches, which may not always be applicable, but can provide a richer experience for students
- Baseline criteria which are automatically fulfilled in Blackboard