Course Preparation

ReadyGo Checklist

In an effort to ensure our students have a successful start to their semester we have compiled a list of items that must be completed in your Canvas course shell before it can be published. Please note, faculty cannot publish courses on their own. They must submit the course for review to the Office of Learning Innovation. The staff will review the course, offer feedback if necessary, and publish.

The general timeline for the OLI ReadyGo process is:

  • 4-6 weeks before semester/session start: course shells are available for editing/updating.
  • 2 weeks before: ReadyGo checklists are due.
  • 1 week before, courses open to students.

OLI Feedback

Once you have completed the ReadyGo Checklist, you're done. (There is no Submit Button.) The staff at the Office of Learning Innovation and the OLI Faculty Liaisons will review the courses. We will provide feedback, if necessary, via the ReadyGo Chat feature and/or publish your course.

If you have questions, you can post them in the ReadyGo Chat, reach out out oli@limcollege.edu or your departmental OLI Faculty Liaison.

Accessing Your (New) ReadyGO Checklist

  1. Log into your Canvas Course and click on "ReadyGO Instructor" in the left navigation menu.
  2. Click on Checklists & Tasks in the tabs across the top.
  3. Open your Checklist.
  4. Click on each task for more details.
  5. Check of task once completed.

If you get an error message when you click on ReadyGo, please check to see if you have two ReadyGO options in your menu. Select the one that says, "ReadyGO Instructor", not "ReadyGO View"

ReadyGo Step 1 Once you've clicked on ReadyGo Instructor in the course menu, click on Checklists & Tasks. Then click on Course Checklist  or Online Course Checklist to open.

ReadyGO Step 2 Click on each task to learn more about the expectations. You can add your comments in this field as well. Once the task is completed in your course, please check the box.

Requirements

Course Homepage

Do not set the availability date on the course homepage.  It will prevent students from seeing the homepage and learning more about you. The course is in read only mode until the first official day of class.

  • Course Schedule: days, time, location or asynchronous
  • Instructor Bio and Photo (ideally 150x150pxl or 2x2)
  • Contact Information | Communication Strategy (e.g. response time, weekend emails, etc.) Office hours are not required but you must respond to a student's email/Teams message within 24-48 hours.

Syllabus

  • Your syllabus is built into a Canvas "Page" and lives in the "Course Syllabus and College Policies" Module.
  • Your syllabus must have the most updated Ontime Coursework Submission Policy (check with your department chair or Dean)
  • Your syllabus must have a Generative AI Policy

Modules

  • Module headers and start/end dates are updated. This serves as your course calendar.
  • Module content (first two weeks only for all modalities except fully online).
  • All Modules are published.
  • All Modules are unlocked.

Assignments/Activities (Deliverables)

  • All courses must have a 1st week graded assignment, regardless of modality.
  • All assignments are published with due dates.
  • Hybrid courses must have a weekly deliverable.

Grades

  • Grading categories/percentages = 100%
  • Grading Criteria in Course syllabus matches grading weights in Assignments section.