Title: <INSERT DEPARMENT NAME> Services
Course: Dev_TOPKIT_SAMPLE_COURSE_Bauer_S_67 > Section: Week 5 - Enhancing Your Content with Services

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The Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) serves as the central agent for online learning at UCF, providing leadership in distance learning policies, strategies, and practices.

CDL supports and expands student access to education through the advanced application of instructional technology, data analysis, policy, and strategic planning for distributed learning programs and courses.

We collaborate with internal and external partners to investigate, design, deliver, assess, and support online learning through faculty development, course production, and research, which are all aligned with institutional goals.

Below is a list of services we provide to you! Feel free to contact your instructional designer with any questions.

Use our Teams and services!

  - Create a  course video utilizing the CDL Video Team services
  - Create a course graphic with the CDL Graphics Team
  - Discuss/Implement a research proposal with RITE
  - Meet with Online@UCF Support/Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) to:
    - Create course activities with advanced tools, such as:
      - Conferences
      - Grade Schemes
      - Rubrics
      - Calculated Gradebook
      - Collaboration
      - Groups
      - Peer Review
    - Pages
      - Create content pages utilizing editor/menu bar
      - Create mobile accessible course (Use UCF’s Mobile Accessible Course Check)
    - Personalized Learning (RealizeIT) course or module – Please note this activity is heavy on the development time and requirements. Selecting this project may take you beyond one semester to complete IDL7000.

Get some class! CDL Professional Development opportunities:

  - Attend/Watch a Faculty Seminar in Online Learning. Older sessions are available as a recording to view.
  - Attend/Watch a Faculty Multimedia Workshop Series. Older sessions are available as a recording to view.
  - Enroll/Complete a Professional Development course created by CDL:
    - Mobile Essentials
    - eTextbook Essentials
    - Teaching with Lecture Capture (TLC)
    - UDL (Available in Spring 2016)
  - Apply for the Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence

Get down and dirty! Use the CDL Tools made just for you:

  - Create a Materia Widget
  - Embed an OBOJOBO module in your course (e.g., IF Modules)
  - Run UDOIT through your course and work with your ID to make items accessible.
  - Integrate an External App in Webcourses@UCF (LTI):
    - Proctor Hub
    - Piazza
    - MyLab

Online CDL Resources at your Online finger tips:

  - Create or use a current TOPR entry
  - Create objectives with Course Objective Builder
  - Use OTTR to align course objectives and online tools
  - Use mOTTR to select a mobile app that aligns with your course objectives

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