Want to save time building your online course?


     Using a template to create your online course can help you stay organized and save time. Course templates are designed to help you reduce as much time as possible duplicating information each semester. Templates will provide you with the general information that is used in every course each semester. General information typically includes campus information that includes online learning support and student support services. Templates provide faculty with a basic design that allows them to just drop their content into the sections that are already built.


     Aside from benefiting the faculty, templates benefit the students as well. They provide consistency across all online courses and improved usability for students. Templates provide online courses with the same basic set up and design, making it easier for students to navigate through all of their courses. Course templates provide improved online course quality, provides consistency, and is a best practice in online course design. 

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