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Writing
Online Instruction
Providing a Map
Reveal the organizational plan of the course
to the students.
Be sure that they can tell where they
are within the course and where they’re headed.
Make navigating within the course easy.
Make finding information within the course
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Don’t let the students
feel that they’re lost
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We Agree
We think that the second summary includes the most important points
(and we think they bear repeating):
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Reveal the organizational plan.
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Show students where they are and where they’re headed.
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Make navigating easy.
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Make finding information easy.
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Try
It
Devise a map for your course. You may want to use one of the following
formats:
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table of contents
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outline
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map
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branching diagram
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cluster diagram
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Resources
To learn more about ways to create graphical representations of the
plan underlying your course, consult the following:
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