The Importance of Consistency and Coherence in Online Instruction

There's a principle called alignment that is basically meaning consistency and coherence between components of an online course. It's this process of ensuring that all aspects of the learning experience are working together to achieve the same goal. We actually have a resource that we use here at Global Campus who focus on both alignment and accessibility in online learning. They are not a rubric, they have built a rubric. And the alignment part of it, they talk about setting your objectives. So basically, what should students know and be able to do when they leave your course? Next, they talks about aligning your course objectives with your assessments.