Posts Tagged ‘online course design’
February 2 - Four Keys to Successful Service Learning in Online Courses
By: Christopher Hill in Online Education
Many faculty members may believe that service learning and distance education are mutually exclusive endeavors. However, David Pratt, associate professor of education and coordinator of learning and technology for Purdue University North Central, has found otherwise. He has successfully integrated a service learning component into an online course, and the lessons he has learned are applicable for anyone planning to do likewise.
January 17 - Transformative Learning: Four Activities that Set the Stage
By: Joyce Henderson, EdD in Online Education
It’s thrilling when I, as an educator, witness a student’s transformation from a limiting perspective to one that is broader, more inclusive, and most times empowering and inspiring. I can see that the change in their ways of thinking opens their mind to new possibilities about their lives and their worlds. The recognized precursors for
December 14 - Our Top 11 Most Popular Articles for 2011, part 2
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
It wouldn’t be the end of the year without a few top 10 lists, but this year we’re taking it one step further with the top 11 articles of 2011. Each article’s popularity ranking is based on a combination of the number of comments and shares, e-newsletter open and click-thru rates, and other reader engagement metrics.
August 31 - Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement
By: Mary Bart in Free Reports, Online Education
Getting Started with Online Course Design and Development Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement Designing an online course shares many of the same elements and processes that go into designing a traditional face-to-face course, however the online environment brings a unique set of challenges that require special attention and a different approach. Faculty charged with
August 9 - Get Your Online Course Off to a Good Start
By: Susan Biro, EdD in Online Education
The beginning of an online course is a critical time in which the instructor establishes expectations, sets the tone, and helps students navigate the course. Here are some points to consider for the time leading up to and including that first week:
August 8 - Selecting and Using Technologies in Online & Blended Courses
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
If you’re aware that social media and other new tools could help your students, but you’re more interested in education than jumping on the latest digital bandwagon, this seminar will give you a framework for deciding which high-tech tools are the best match for your teaching objectives and your students’ learning needs.
July 6 - Five Common Pitfalls of Online Course Design
By: Elizabeth St. Germain in Online Education
Much of what passes for an “online course” these days could more accurately be described as the electronic version of class hand-outs. These courses usually consist of a course description, a syllabus, lecture notes, reading lists, and assignment checklists. In other words, whatever materials a student might have viewed on paper in the past are now read onscreen, and whatever presentations a student might have watched in the classroom are now observed on their screen.
March 1 - Designing Online Courses with Course Updates in Mind
By: Patti Shank, PhD, CPT in Online Education
Online courses are rarely “done.” Over time, things change, including the curriculum and content (because of changes in the field and changes to available content) and the technologies (ways that the content can be delivered and tools for interacting with it and with others in the courses, including you).
January 11 - Data Driven Decision Making for Online Instructional Design
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
With constrained budgets and increasing calls for evidence of learning effectiveness, online programs are being forced to continually evaluate programs with an eye toward increased effectiveness. This seminar will introduce participants to strategies for leveraging analytics to inform the instructional design processes and improvements.
September 22 - How Much Multimedia Should You Add to PowerPoint Slides When Teaching Online?
By: Debra Ferdinand, PhD in Learning Styles
PowerPoint is versatile in allowing us to add multimedia (graphics, sound, audio, video, text, animation, etc.) to our presentations for keeping online students’ rapt attention. But how much multimedia should you add? In answering this question, I find that taking into consideration students’ learning styles and cultural/international backgrounds can help to lessen the risk of using too much or too little multimedia in your online PPTs.
