Course Communication Mapping for Higher Ed Instruction

It can be a worthwhile exercise to put some time and consideration into how information will flow across the platforms and devices that students might be accessing for your college or university course. It will be essentially impossible to expect all students to have the same conditions (hardware, notification setups, etc.) but it is possible to describe the primary information flow as designed so that students can adjust as best as possible.

Step 1: Identify the platforms used for Course Content, Text-Based Dialogue, and Video/Voice dialogue

Step 2: Consider the types of information and experiences used in each of those platforms

Step 3: Define the designed modes of accessing and contributing to each of those platforms for students

Step 4: Acknowledge all of the additional possible layers and interconnections between those modes and systems.

If you want to experiment with this exercise, here are some links that may help:

• Course Communication Mapping Template (PDF)
• Course Communication Mapping Project (.explain)
• Course Communication Mapping Project (link to download from Explain Everything Drive)
• Course Communication Mapping Demo (whiteboard video)