WHAT ARE ESSENTIALS TO BUILD AN ONLINE COURSE?
PLAN YOUR COURSE FOR A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
- Get the Student Learning Outcomes * from your department. You can add them to your syllabus, refer to them in your modules, and align your course content and activities so that students attain these learning outcomes.
- Identify the skills students need and the strategies for learning and practicing course content.
- Plan how your students will experience the course content to achieve the outcomes. Outline it, map it, or sketch it out.
- Consider real-world, memorable content and activities with discussion, and student self-reflection.
- Check the time it will take your students to do the coursework you've developed.
*A Student Learning Outcome describes what your student will be able to do as a result of taking your course. It supports the Program Learning Outcomes.
USE A DESIGN RUBRIC
The NICE Checklist lists essentials for your course. Use the 1-minute videos for each component by clicking the links below.
You can also use one-on-one consultation and attend our workshops to support your vision for your online course.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 101
Pedagogy guides how you use Blackboard.
ENCOURAGE PROGRESS - Evaluate, communicate
PROVIDE FEEDBACK - An essential teaching strategy
DESIGN STRATEGIES FROM BLACKBOARD
These resources explain how to use Blackboard to promote learning.
USE BEST PRACTICES TO PRESENT CONTENT
USE EXTERNAL TOOLS AS NEEDED - You already have Yuja and Perusall.
FACULTY SHARE PRACTICES IN WORKSHOPS
Faculty describe their strategies for online student success in faculty-led workshops.
Time on Task – Alignment with Student Learning Outcomes and Credits Earned
Dominic Aquila, D. Litt et Phil., Ed.D. is a Professor of History and Director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Preparation for Realistic Simulation—Best Practices for all Students (Video coming)
Karen O’Brien, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC Associate Professor, Carol and Odis Peavy School of Nursing
What's in Your Discussion Board?
Crystal D. Tran, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology, School of Arts & Sciences