Conquering the Content: A Blueprint for Online Course Design and Development, 2nd Edition

GLOSSARY

Alignment

Refers to the coordination of objectives, content, learning activities, and assessments.

Authentic assessment

Assessment that models a real-world environment or reality-based application of concepts. For example, if an assessment is based on demonstrating the correct structure of a paragraph, writing a paragraph would be an authentic assessment. Answering multiple-choice questions about the correct structure of a paragraph would not be considered an authentic assessment.

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Component of an online course that includes specific information about how the course works, the pace of learning, and channels of communication. Often includes a video or audio introduction from the faculty member.

Chunk-ability

A quality which ...