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On-Demand: Conversion Notes

Conversion notes are references to pages in the Expert-led course that indicate how that page needs to be changed to work in the OD lesson. IDs will create these conversion notes on the OD Template which can be downloaded from the On Demand Materials in ABC101

Conversion notes will indicate whether modules will be:

  • Independent lessons (one lesson per module in the parent course)
  • Two or more modules combined into one module
  • Offered sequentially because they are interrelated

Conversion notes will also indicate:

  • Precise deletions, additions, rephrasing, or repetition of content
  • Whether course project parts should be reworked as ungraded activities and if so, how
  • Lesson duration (should be between 30 and 90 minutes)
  • New title, if modules have been combined

To Create Conversion Notes

  1. Review the course in Canvas along with the video transcripts. You will be looking for instructor interaction, graded assignments, peer-to-peer interaction, references to other modules, and the terms "module" and "course".
    1. References to other modules: Add a conversion note to delete or change this reference. If it is a content reference, consider if the learner will need that content to be successful in the lesson. If they will need the content, add it as a Read page or as text on the associated Watch page.
    2. Activities that are submitted for a grade, review, require submissions, or interaction with the instructor or other students: revise activity to eliminate submission and/or interactions. Another option is to transition the activity into a Blended Learning Guide prompt.
    3. Activities that will take significant time to complete: revise if possible or convert into Blended Learning Guide prompts.
    4. Activities that require students to access something or perform an action that would be disruptive or impossible for hundreds of employees at an organization to perform at once (such as requesting information from the HR department.) Revise, if possible.
    Deleting activities or content is an option, but should be your last option. Our courses are developed to not include unnecessary content and activities, so if it was included in the course, it is important to the learning experience. Try to revise as often as possible and delete as a last resort.
    1. In the video transcripts, look for:
      1. References to other modules:
        1. If it is a content reference, consider if the learner will need that content to be successful in the lesson. If they will need the content, add it as a Read page or as text on an associated Watch page.
        Video edits are a last resort. Don’t jump to them as your first solution. Think creatively to avoid video edits and still provide the best experience for the learner. If a video edit seems the only option, discuss with your IDD

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