Topic 1 Welcome to the course

 
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Welcome to the CAPDM demonstration course 2023.

This course is designed to showcase some of the different features, interactive elements, learning support functions and assessment capabilities that Courseworker by CAPDM can offer.

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An online distance learning course needs to be attractive and engaging for students, while also offering high-quality content that works

  • as first-pass learning,

  • as a revision aid, and

  • as a reference.

It must have accessibility built in, and that means any video content, like our welcome video here, needs subtitles and a full transcript.

Interactive elements, especially when particular types of interactivity suitable for the content are used consistently throughout a course, can lift courses and improve student retention.

Easily maintained cross references are also valuable, for example allowing students to jump quickly to topics on text-based questions, graphical questions and reflective activities.

 

Below is an example of an infographic with popups, which can be a useful way to allow students to explore concepts. The concept we explore here is the CAPDM model of information publishing.

 

On the next page we'll take a look at text-based questions embedded in a course topic.