Plan, Design, & Develop Your Course
Learning Outcomes
- Definition, Characteristics, and Benefits
What are learning outcomes and why do I need them in my course? - Construction
How do I write learning outcomes and why are taxonomies useful? - Alignment
How can outcomes be used to identify instructional strategies, resources, and assessment?
Course Planning and Design
- Designing a Course – The Analysis Phase
How do I scope course requirements to inform course components, structure, and style? - Course Design – Course Components, Structure, and Style
What is involved in course design?
Accessibility Considerations
- Assistive Technologies
What should I know about increasing my course’s accessibility for all?
Finding Resources
- Learning Objects
What is a learning object and how are they useful for my students? - Learning Objects vs. Open Educational Resources (LO vs. OER)
What’s the difference between LOs and OERs? - Learning Object Repositories
What are learning object repositories? - Finding Free Copyright Material for Your Course
Where can I find learning objects and other free resources for my course? - Protecting Intellectual Property
What should I know about intellectual property, mine and of other sources?
Facilitation of Online Courses
- Netiquette: Definition and Rules
What is netiquette and what are some rules to consider for my course?
Syllabus
- Course Syllabus Definition
What is a course syllabus? - Course Syllabus Design
What should I include in a course syllabus? - Course Syllabus Template
Do you have an example of a course syllabus structure I can use?