Adapting QUBES Resources
Evaluating Descriptions
Status Check
Use the checklist below to review your Title, Abstract, and Description.
Title
- Title includes no author names
- Title is not an exact copy of the original (including the original is acceptable)
- Title is not an exact copy of another adaptation of the resource
- Title includes a distinguishing feature about the adaptation
Abstract
- Abstract adheres to the 255 character limit
- Abstract describes material in this adaptation
- Abstract provides distinct information from the title
- Abstract highlights a key feature
Description
The description will be evaluated in three parts (Description, Context for use, and Instructor notes), but you do not need to evaluate them as separate entities, nor is it required that you wrote them that way. The segmentation is for ease of reviewing materials, they goal is that the following information was included somewhere in your description.
Description
- Components of original material are described
- Modified material is described
- New material is described
- Topic of the material is noted
- URLs noted as "Descriptive Information" are included
- Material format is noted
- Explicit information about how material was modified is omitted
Context for Use
- Instructional setting is described
- Material audience is described
- Activity length is described
- Other relevant materials and resources are noted, if applicable
Instructor Notes
- Learning environment is described
- Implementation notes are included
- Considerations for use are included, if applicable