OERu boilerplate text and popular templates

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Key points

• This page provides links to pre-formatted wiki text for high use and reusable layouts to promote consistency across OERu courses.
• Course authors can copy the wiki text for reuse on their target pages.
• Links to popular templates are also provided on this page.

English boilerplates

Popular templates

Here are a list of popular templates used in OERu courses.

• IDevice pedagogical templates
• YouTube template
• True - false quiz
• Multiple choice quiz
• Resource bank template

English boilerplates and transclusions

Planning

• Boiler plate for course planning page
• Boiler plate for OERu course specification
• Design blueprint

Startup pages

• OERu Start page template - Version with 3 things to do - omits creating accounts and has a separate steps for new learners section.
• Start page revised template 2019 - an update to the previously used start page transclusion - has 5 things to do.
• About page template

Course materials

• e-Tivity boilerplates
• 3 Column course landing page
  • Register transclusion

Course guide

• Course guide overview template
• Syllabus template - to copy and adapt to suit the course
• Course guide activities and learning challenges template

Declare yourself challenge

Inserted at the end of the orientation learning pathway

• Declare yourself start
• Declare yourself tasks
• Declare yourself outputs

Announcements

• Course announcements header - Transcluded at top of announcements page
• Course announcement FAQs - Transcluded on announcements page after list of links to course emails on Mautic

Orientation pathway templates

Orientation pathway designed for first-time OERu learners typically included as "Session 0" of a micro-course.

• Orientation homepage template
• Orientation OERu platform template
• Orientation join Mastodon template
• Orientation OERu forums template
• Orientation website annotation template
• Orientation OERu resource bank template page
• Orientation learning journal and blog template
• Orientation password manager

Assessment boilerplates

• Assessment overviewpage - (: Not in use - placeholder)
• Certification and qualification options - Sub-page in the assessment section
• How to certify participation - Sub-page in the assessment section
• About stackable micro-credentials - sub-page in the assessment section Not in use from 16.12.21 because EduBits discontinued.
• EduBit certification and qualification options - Sub page in the assessment section. Not in use from 16.12.21 because EduBits discontinued.
• TESU certification and qualification options - Sub page in assessment section for TESU qualifications. Not in use from Dec 2021 because Thomas Edison State University no longer offering credit transfer.
• Traffic light assessment rubric

Quiz page - Templates for Certificate of participation knowledge tests

• Quiz page introduction for knowledge test - Inserted at the top of every quiz page at the end of a learning pathway

French boilerplates

Work in progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.

(: new pages only being created as needed - other links (without French in labels) are still to the English versions.)

Popular templates

Here are a list of popular templates used in French language OERu courses.

• IDevice pedagogical templates
• YouTube template
• True - false quiz
• Multiple choice quiz
• Resource bank template

French boilerplates and transclusions

Planning

• Boiler plate for course planning page
• Boiler plate for OERu course specification
• Design blueprint

Startup pages

• Start page (French)
• About page (French

Course materials

• e-Tivity boilerplates (French)
• Template for E-tivity title (French)
• 3 Column course landing page (French)
  • Register transclusion (French)

Course guide

• Course guide overview template (French)
• Syllabus template (French) - to copy and adapt to suit the course
• Course guide activities and learning challenges template (French)

Declare yourself challenge

Inserted at the end of the orientation learning pathway

• Declare yourself start_fr (French)
• Declare yourself tasks_fr (French)
• Declare yourself outputs_fr (French)

Announcements

• Course announcements header - Transcluded at top of announcements page (French)
• Course announcement FAQs - Transcluded on announcements page after list of links to course emails on Mautic (French)

Orientation pathway templates

Orientation pathway designed for first-time OERu learners typically included as "Session 0" of a micro-course.

• Orientation homepage template (French)
• Orientation OERu platform template (French)
• Orientation join Mastodon template (French)
• Orientation OERu forums template (French)
• Orientation website annotation template (French)
• Orientation OERu resource bank template page (French)
• Orientation learning journal and blog template (French)

Assessment boilerplates

• Assessment overviewpage_fr - (: Not in use - placeholder) (French)
• Certification and qualification options - (French)
• How to certify participation (French)

Quiz page - Templates for Certificate of participation knowledge tests

• Quiz page introduction for knowledge test (French) - Inserted at the top of every quiz page at the end of a learning pathway