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Quality Review Showcase The Quality and High Quality online course reviews explore components proven to be best practices in online course design. This post showcases High Quality item, “The course provides students with information on protecting their data and privacy related to tools that are provided by vendors external to UCF (e.g. links to privacy …

Quality Review Showcase The Quality and High Quality online course reviews explore components proven to be best practices in online course design. This post showcases Quality item, “Course materials are properly formatted with headings, lists, and other styles to enhance readability and improve the structure of the document.” Properly formatted headings and lists can help …

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Quality Review Showcase The Quality and High Quality online course reviews explore components proven to be best practices in online course design. This post showcases High Quality item, “An introduction to the university’s services and resources that support student success and well-being (e.g., Student Care Services, Health Services) is provided.” There are numerous university services …

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A common frustration for students taking online courses is when outdated technology is being used. This entry identifies technologies that have been sunsetted and which ones to consider using in their place.