What is the Course Map in Catalyst?

The Course Map guides faculty in creating placeholders or full descriptions for the recommended categories in a module. Each category will be exported to the LMS.

• The LOs list each learning objective and its linked course learning objective for the module. These LOs will appear in the Module Overview category in the LMS. Also, faculty will link one or more of these LO-CLO pairs to the activities in Learn, Discuss, and Assess. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: LOs Category
  
  
• The Intro category invites faculty to describe or create the overview that will orient students to the module. Each intro has time-on-task. This text will be included in the Module Overview category in the LMS. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: Intro Category

• The Learn category encourages faculty to list the notes, readings, and videos that will help students explore the content. Each activity has linked LO-COs and time on task. Each added Learn activity will be a page in the LMS. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: Learn Category
  
  
• The Discuss category allows faculty to create one or more discussions. Each discussion has pre-populated instructions, which can be customized. Also, each discussion has linked LO-CLOs, group/class-wide settings, points, and  time on task. No references to deadlines should be included since those will be automatically added when the discussions are created in the LMS. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: Discuss Category
  
  
• The Assess category allows faculty to create one or more activities. Each assessment has pre-populated instructions, which can be customized. Also, each assessment has linked LO-CLOs, individual/group settings, activity type settings, points, and time on task. No references to deadlines should be included since those will be automatically added when the assessments are created in the LMS. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: Assess Category
  
  
• The Summary category invites faculty to describe or create the content that will remind students of the salient points. Each summary has time-on-task. This text will be included as a page in the LMS. Read this article for more information: Navigating the Course Map in Catalyst: The Summary Category

ADVICE: Exclude Due Dates and Deadline Information

When writing activity descriptions in the Course Map, exclude due dates and deadline information that will best be communicated within the LMS. 

The preferred deadlines for discussions (e.g., initial posts by Wednesday, 11:59 PM; response by Sunday, 11:59 PM) and assessments (e.g., Sunday, 11:59 PM) will be automatically added in the LMS.