Developing an Effective Online Course: Table of Contents

Topic 1:

Course Overview

Course Introduction

Instructor's Notes:

• Features of the Online Medium
• Production Process

Assignment 1:

• Online introductions

Topic 2:

Evaluation Criteria

Instructor’s Notes

• Evaluation Criteria
• Links to Sample Courses

Assignment 2:

• Evaluate an existing course

Topic 3:

Survey of Online Courses

Instructor's Notes

• Constructivism and the Student-Centered Approach
• Teacher Centered Techniques

Assignment 3:

• Survey of online courses

Topic 4:

Goals and Objectives

Instructor's Notes

• Developing Measurable Objectives
• Vocational and Academic
• Applying vs. Knowing
• Rubric: Behavioral Objectives
• Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
• Measurable Objectives Checklist

Assignment 4:

• Write your goals and objectives

Topic 5:

Course Outline

Instructor's Notes:

• Course Outline

Assignment 5:

• Write your course outline

Topic 6:

Assignments

Instructor's Notes

• Developing the Assignments

Assignment 6:

• Develop an assignment for your module

Topic 7:

Course Content

Instructor's Notes

• Developing Instructor's Notes

Assignment 7:

• Write Your Instructor's Notes for one module

Topic 8:

Web Design and Accessibility

Instructor's Notes

• Web Design Tips
• Web Design and Accessibility Rubric

Assignment 8:

• Write a Web design and accessibility plan for your course

Topic 9:

Course Management & Planning

Instructor's Notes:

• Course Management & Planning

Assignment 9:

• Review course management and planning issues

Topic 10:

Planning Formative Evaluation

Instructor's Notes:

• Formative Evaluation

Assignment 10:

• Write Formative Evaluation Plan

Topic 11:

Conducting Formative Evaluation

Instructor's Notes:

• Formative Evaluation

Assignment 11:

• Conduct formative evaluation

Resources:

Course Introduction

Features of the Online Medium

Curriculum Wizard (opens a new window)

Links to Sample Courses

Links to Pedagogy Resources

Rubric: Behavioral Objectives

Measurable Objectives Checklist

Key Questions for Online Courses

Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain

Web Design and Accessibility Rubric

Web Design Tips

Acknowledgments

Licensing

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