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Developing and Teaching an Online Course

  • Training

  • 20 Hours
  • Magna Publications
  • ID: 5641316
Developing and Teaching an Online Course is your surest path to online teaching success. This content-rich, 20- to 25-hour Online Course provides core principles and best practices in online teaching-to get you up and running fast, without costly and frustrating false starts. Step by step, this accelerated course prepares you to teach online. Developing and Teaching an Online Course is your surest path to online teaching success.

This content-rich, 20- to 25-hour Online Course provides core principles and best practices in online teaching - to get you up and running fast, without costly and frustrating false starts. Presented in four units, the course delivers all-new content from a single presenter-Dr. Brian Udermann, director of online education at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a 15-year veteran of the online classroom.

First, you’ll get a look at the current state of online education, and the fundamental differences between online and face-to-face teaching. Next, you’ll learn how to transition to the online classroom while retaining the sense of community a face-to-face classroom provides. You’ll get invaluable guidance on course development - from using backward design, to developing sound course structure and navigation, to creating a comprehensive syllabus. From there, you’ll discover the best way to run your courses: how to establish your classroom “presence”, use online discussions effectively, administer assessments, and provide feedback. You’ll be introduced to a variety of technology tools, and you’ll learn how to employ them with purpose. You’ll see how to use your LMS to your advantage, how to use video confidently, and how to stay attuned to ADA compliance requirements.

The course includes video content supplemented by worksheets, assessments (including a final one), reflection questions, and transcripts. It is asynchronous: You can start and stop whenever you like and learn at your own pace.

Course Content

Developing and Teaching an Online CourseCourse Outline and Learning Goals
Overall Course Learning Objective
Participants will be able to identify and describe a variety of best practice strategies related to developing and facilitating an online course.
Unit 1: Introduction to Online Teaching
Learning Objectives:
Following this unit, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the current state of online teaching
  • Describe the differences between teaching online and face-to-face
  • Identify strategies to successfully transition a face-to-face course to online
  • State strategies to create community in online courses and engage online learners
  • Explain ways they can help their online learners succeed
Topics:
1.1 Current State of Online Teaching
1.2 Fundamental Differences Between Teaching Online and Teaching Face To-Face
1.3 Transitioning from Face-To-Face to Online Teaching
1.4 Creating Community and Engaging Online Learners
1.5 Helping your Students Succeed
Further Reading & ResourcesAssessment
Activities:
  • Face to face course transition to online course planning worksheet
  • Helping your students succeed resource
Unit 2: Online Course Development
Learning Objectives:
Following this unit, participants will be able to:
  • Illustrate the major ideas in the backwards design process
  • Recognize best practices related to course structure and navigation
  • List the components of a comprehensive syllabus
  • Develop a plan for designing and developing course content
  • Describe best practices of online course development
  • Explain how to establish instructor presence
  • Formulate strategies to effectively use online discussions
  • Develop strategies to administer assessments
  • Plan ways to provide meaningful feedback to students
  • Identify ways to manage workload when teaching online
Topics:
2.1 Backward Design to Achieve Course and Module Goals
2.2 Course Structure and Navigation
2.3 Creating a Comprehensive Syllabus
2.4 Designing and Developing Content
2.5 Best Practices for Quality
Further Reading & ResourcesAssessment
Activities:
  • Proposed navigation structure for the course
  • Syllabus outline
Unit 3: Online Course Facilitation and Management
Learning Objectives:
Following this unit, participants will be able to:
  • Explain how to establish instructor presence
  • Formulate strategies to effectively use online discussions
  • Develop strategies to administer assessments
  • Plan ways to provide meaningful feedback to students
  • Identify ways to manage workload when teaching online
Topics:
3.1 Establishing Instructor Presence
3.2 Using Online Discussions Effectively
3.3 Administering Assessments
3.4 Providing Meaningful Feedback
3.5 Managing Instructor Workload
Further Reading & ResourcesAssessment
Activities:
  • Instructor participation plan for the course
  • Create an SLO, content, assessment alignment document
Unit 4: Effective Use of Technology
Learning Objectives:
Following this unit, participants will be able to:
  • Recall strategies to effectively use technology in their course
  • Identify common LMS features to simplify teaching online
  • Explain best practices related to creating and using video
  • Formulate strategies to explore and adopt new technologies
  • State ways to make their course ADA compliant
Topics:
4.1 Using Technology with Meaning and Purpose
4.2 Common LMS Features to Simplify Instruction
4.3 Creating and Using Videos when Teaching Online
4.4 Exploring and Adopting New Technologies
4.5 An Introduction to ADA Compliance
Further Reading & ResourcesAssessment
Activities:
  • Using technology with purpose worksheet
  • Technology exploration activity