These guidelines were the subject of a case study presented at Innovate and Educate: Teaching and Learning Conference by Blackboard. 24 -27 August 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. The presentation can be found in Slideshare at http://www.slideshare.net/bbpresentations/1400-stephen-leahy

1. Guidelines for Minimum Use of MyUni
These Guidelines have been developed in the context of the University’s Operational Plan in order that
a number of online learning and teaching targets can be achieved. The Guidelines were endorsed by the
University Learning Committee on 21/11/2014.
Course Coordinators should ensure that each University of Adelaide course is available to students
online and:
A. Upload Administrative and course information to allow anytime access for students
Placing administrative and course information on the course site ensures enrolled students have ongoing
access to vital and up-to-date course information and should include:
• A link to the relevant Course Outline;
• Expanded information on assessment expectations, marking criteria and instructions for
assignment submission;
• Teaching staff contact details, including campus, building and office number and information on
availability of instructors for student consultation e.g. In ‘Contacts’;
• An initial welcome to students in the course e.g. Using MyUni Announcement tool;
• Follow-up announcements for each major event in the course e.g. Using MyUni Announcement
tool or email through MyUni;
• A link to the MyMedia Player where lectures are recorded;
• Files associated with the course (subject to Copyright law) such as lecture notes, guides to
assessment, information on exam preparation etc.;
• Course readings lists and copyright material submitted to Library (DRMC) which are then made
available in the online course;
• Information on how feedback from previous SELTS has been used to make improvements to the
course.
B. Communicate with students and encourage and monitor communications among students
Using MyUni to help manage communication to and among students helps ensure that all enrolled
students have mechanisms in place to ask questions out of class, and to benefit from instructor answers
provided to other students’ questions. Using MyUni Announcements is a good way to ensure all students
are informed of course events, as it automatically sends an email to all enrolled students and a record is
kept in the MyUni course that students will be able to access at any time. Asking students to post their
questions into a FAQ Discussion Board enables all students to benefit from your reply as well as replies
from other students.
• Use of MyUni Announcements for course wide communication to all students;
• A frequently asked questions (FAQ) area or Discussion Board with instructions encouraging
students to post generic questions about the course into the Discussion Board;
• Posts to the Discussion Board to be monitored and where necessary responded to within three
working days. Instructors will moderate discussions and ensure answers to questions from
specific students that would be of benefit to all students are added into the FAQ/Discussion
Board.

2. C. Assess Online
Using MyUni to help manage assessment ensures student access to online submission and can assist
with providing timely feedback. Online submission and online marking of assignments is not only
ecologically sound but can save instructors’ time.
• Instructions for each assignment, including submission information along with marking criteria
to be located with assignment submission links;
• Where students create assignments in electronic format, online assignment submission should
be enabled;
• Where assignments are submitted online, the assignments should be marked online;
• Where assignments are marked online, marks should be recorded and managed in the MyUni
Grade Centre.
The Executive Dean of each Faculty and individual Heads of School may have further requirements for
online learning. Course Coordinators should check with their Head of School or Associate Dean
(Learning & Teaching).
Where there are pedagogical reasons why these minimum guidelines are not followed, it is the Course
Coordinator’s responsibility to get the approval of the relevant Head of School.
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