Templates

The following templates were created to give you a starting point.  Please feel free to use or customize the options as you see fit. If you would like assistance in customizing these templates to meet your needs, please feel free to contact us. 

• Canvas Course Template

  To download the Canvas Course Template, you will need to sign in to Canvas and click the “Commons” button from the main menu.

  Once you are signed in and have accessed Canvas Commons, you may follow these instructions for searching for content in Commons and importing it into your course shell(s).

  When you are searching for this template in Canvas Commons, be sure to type in the following name in the search bar: Course Template Teal Version

  To replace the banner in the template, please check out the "Canvas Banner Template" section down below.

• Canvas Banner Template

  Please view the instructions before using the banner template. 

  1. Watch or Read: Getting Started with the Canvas Banner Template: (Video - 4:39) (PDF)

  2. Download the Canvas Banner Template (PPT)

  3. Watch or Read: Updating your New Banner in your Canvas Course: (Video - 3:04) (PDF)

• Communication Plan Template

  Not sure how you'd best to communicate with your students? Craft a communication matrix so that you and your students can easily see at a glance who should be communicating with whom, how the communication should occur, and when. 

  Communication Plan Template

  Sample of a Completed Template

• Quality Matters 6th Edition Rubric

  While not strictly a template, the Quality Matters (QM rubric) can help you to think through the best practices for online course design. 

  Quality Matters Higher Education Course Design Rubric – A rubric designed by a national, non-profit organization to help instructors ensure their courses meet quality standards for online course design. UNCW has a license agreement with QM, allowing you to create a membership account and access the rubric.
  
  You must have UNCW credentials to access the rubric. Sharing the rubric outside of UNCW is strictly prohibited.

• Online Teaching Best Practices

  Checklist for Meaningful Discussions (PDF)

  Canvas Keep Learning Site

• Faculty Peer Review

  Before using DEeL's Online Class Observation Report, please read the guidelines below and schedule an appointment with our Instructional Designers via our booking tool to discuss how to get started. 

  Faculty Review Online Teaching Observations Process and Guidelines (PDF)

  Online Class Observation Report (.docx)

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