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- ▌ Growth Mindset Rubric · macfarlanem-cloudUse whenever the user asks for a rubric, scoring guide, checklist, or "criteria for success" for any assignment, discussion, project, or presentation, or asks to convert a points-only grading scheme into a rubric. Produces transparent rubrics with growth-mindset rating columns (You did it, Almost, Getting close, Not yet), the same number of columns on every row, criteria a learner can self-check before submitting, and learner-facing language. Also use when building the rubric in Canvas. Do not use for institutional program review rubrics or peer-review instruments.
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- ▌ Humanizing Course Design · macfarlanem-cloudUse whenever the user asks for help designing courses, modules, lessons, assignments, rubrics, discussion prompts, assessments, syllabi, learning outcomes, or any instructional materials for learners of any age across any modality (online, hybrid, in-person, self-paced, synchronous, asynchronous). Applies a humanizing pedagogy/andragogy grounded in learner identity, agency, and belonging, and operationalizes equity and design frameworks including Universal Design for Learning, transparent assignment design, culturally responsive practice, backward design, and WCAG accessibility standards. Do not use for general writing unrelated to instructional design.
- ▌ Accjc De Review · macfarlanem-cloudUse whenever the user is conducting peer review of a distance education course section against ACCJC's Policy on Distance Education and Correspondence Education, the Quality Continuum Rubric for Distance Education, or the federal definition of substantive and regular interaction. Trigger when reviewing a Canvas (or comparable LMS) course for ACCJC compliance, filling in the ACCJC Review Workbook (course sheets and notes sheets), writing rubric-level justifications, or when phrases like "review this course for ACCJC," "substantive interaction," "regular interaction," "rubric level," "Course XX" referring to the workbook, or "distance education peer review" appear with an LMS or workbook context. Do not use for general instructional design feedback unrelated to ACCJC compliance.
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- ▌ Inclusive Examples · macfarlanem-cloudUse whenever course materials, case studies, word problems, scenarios, discussion prompts, quiz items, or sample data include people, families, businesses, or communities. Trigger before inventing any named character or example population for learner-facing content, and when reviewing existing materials for stereotyping. Ensures people are described by role, place, and circumstance; that names and ethnicity are never paired with occupations or situations in stereotyped ways; that foods, businesses, or dress are not used as shorthand for a culture; and that learners can see themselves and others with dignity. Do not use for direct quotations or documented real cases, which stay as the source has them.
- ▌ Accessible Language · macfarlanem-cloudUse professional but accessible word choices in any material Michelle will share with faculty, staff, students, or community partners (documents, slides, infographics, emails, headings, labels, captions). Trigger this whenever producing Sierra College or RSI-project text that other people will read, especially faculty-facing and CommUnity-facing content. The goal is clear, warm, plain language that respects the reader and never reads as academic-elitist or jargon-heavy. Do not apply to direct quotations, legal or regulatory names, tribal nation names, or established proper nouns, which stay exact.
- ▌ Canvas Lecture Page · macfarlanem-cloudUse whenever the user is building, rebuilding, or polishing a lecture or content page in Canvas (with Claude in Chrome, the Canvas rich content editor, or raw HTML). Trigger on requests to add accordions, dropdowns, expanders, hover or mouse-over definitions, a Key Terms glossary, images with alt text, or to bring a page "up to standard." Produces modern, accessible, warmly written Canvas pages with DesignPLUS structure, openly licensed images hosted in course Files, and bolded key terms with definitions. Do not use for quizzes, discussions, or assignments unless the user asks for page-style formatting inside them.
- ▌ Sierra Faculty Brand · macfarlanem-cloudApply Sierra College's black, gray, and cardinal visual theme to any faculty-facing materials. Use this skill whenever you are creating, styling, or recoloring content that Sierra College faculty will see, including Word documents, PowerPoint or slide decks, handouts, one-pagers, guides, training materials, RSI review and mentor materials, norming tools, rubric explainers, and any presentation or document tied to the college. Trigger this even when the user does not name the colors explicitly, as long as the deliverable is Sierra College faculty-facing content. Do not use for student-facing course content unless the user asks, and do not use for non-Sierra work.