Tying resources to course outcomes

This is the time to review your course plan, which will involve the course map and Course Design Document (CDD), which we discussed in Chapter 3, Creating Categories and Courses. As you may recall, the course map and CDD constitute a storyboard and learning outcomes. In Moodle, "resources" refer to the content that you'll include in the course. The interactive assessments and engagers are referred to as "activities," but we'll cover that in Chapter 6, Adding Assignments, Lessons, Feedback, and Choice. For now, let's consider the best way to develop the course materials that will best align with the course goals.

It is great to have lots of resources, especially those that align with all kinds of learners in the course. However, unless they are organized well, and they tie clearly to course outcomes, you'll generate frustration instead of confidence.

Planning and organization are the keys to success in...