Student Guide

September 17, 2024
Content
Audience, CourseArc, Quality Matters (QM), Required Content, SLS

Standard

The standard with which Michigan Virtual courses need to comply.

Michigan Virtual Plus courses include a Student Guide lesson that is customized to the course and can be found in the “Getting Started” unit.

Alignment

Quality Matters

1.1 T Instructions make clear to learners how to get started and where to find essential course components.

1.2 C Learners are introduced to the purpose and structure of the course.

Requirements

What exactly do course developers need to include in order to comply with this standard?

The Student Guide is located in Brightspace courses in the Getting Started unit, before students begin interacting with content. The purpose is to provide students with an overview of how their course functions and what they can expect. This guide is individualized for each course.

The CourseArc Master Template includes a Student Guide Template lesson with the following suggested topics/page titles:

Welcome!
Course Structure
Lesson Structure
Graded Assignment Types
Some Technical Things
Let’s Review

The SME and ID will work together to complete the guide and add additional pages/topics if necessary.

Examples:

World Language course includes a page about how to create accented letters on a keyboard or interact with lesson audio.
Course with a synchronous component like DBAs may include a page about scheduling

Note: The Student Guide is individualized for each course, therefore is different than the Student Orientation lesson also located in the Getting Started section.

Implementation

How can course developers implement this standard? What is the process for doing so?

The Student Guide is its own lesson and should be scripted by the SME using the project’s scripting documents utilizing the same “teacher voice” used in regular course content. See Style Guide: SLS Audience for more details.

Below are some examples of Student Guides:

Resources

What resources would help a developer implement this standard appropriately?