{"id":4490,"date":"2017-01-03T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2017-01-03T09:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T15:09:23","slug":"semestertemplate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2017\/01\/03\/semestertemplate\/","title":{"rendered":"Use a semester template for your course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have created a Spring 2017 template course\u00a0with some common information you might find useful, especially if you are starting the course as a blank one with no content.<\/p>\n<p>The template include some generic university calendar items including the spring break, holidays, and general grades due dates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4491 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.35.10-PM-300x276.png\" alt=\"Template Syllabus Page\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.35.10-PM-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.35.10-PM-768x706.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.35.10-PM-1024x942.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.35.10-PM.png 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The template also includes modules corresponding to dates in the semester, starting with Monday of each week. This may help you to populate content corresponding to each week, but you can always edit the names after you have populated the content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4492 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.34.00-PM-300x191.png\" alt=\"Template Modules \" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.34.00-PM-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.34.00-PM-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.34.00-PM-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.34.00-PM.png 1328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As shown above, the template also has some common resources such as Canvas video tutorials your students may find helpful. It is under &#8220;module 0&#8221;, which also include some common resources as shown below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4493 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.30.58-PM-300x119.png\" alt=\"Template resources page\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.30.58-PM-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.30.58-PM-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.30.58-PM-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-21-at-2.30.58-PM.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After this template is imported into your course, you can adjust the content as you see fit.<\/p>\n<p>The template is a resource, not a requirement. Use it only if it helps you to get ready for the semester. If you are not teaching the course using this weekly structure, this template may not be that helpful.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in importing the template\u00a0into your course for a quicker start in building your course, please send\u00a0the URL to me(bxf13b@acu.edu). \u00a0Go to the settings page and copy the URL of the page \u00a0(Example: https:\/\/acu.instructure.com\/courses\/2067020\/settings) and email it to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have created a Spring 2017 template course\u00a0with some common information you might find useful, especially if you are starting the course as a blank one with no content. The template include some generic university calendar items including the spring break, holidays, and general grades due dates. 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