Courses

Plan, Design, and Develop Your Course

Delivery Modes

• Undergraduate Course Delivery Modes
  What are the undergraduate senate approve delivery modes at Memorial University?

Online Instruction

• Guide to Online Teaching
  What should I do to make sure my course is set-up and I am ready to teach online?
• Improving Online Communications
  How can I maintain my presence and communicate efficiently with my online students?

Remote Instruction

• Guide for Preparing your Course for Remote or Online Learning
  Is there an easy way to get started with my online course design?
• On Campus to Remote in 100 Seconds
  How to I quickly shift my on-campus course to remote instruction?
• Remote Instruction via Asynchronous and Synchronous Technologies
  Which technologies should I consider when teaching remotely?

Flexible Instruction

• Pre-Planning
  What considerations are required in the upfront planning stage for student success?
• Facilitating Asynchronous Learning
  What strategies will help asynchronous students feel more engaged?
• Facilitating Synchronous Classes
  How can I engage students in my synchronous class meetings?
• Some Examples
  What are some examples of how flexible instruction has been incorporated into a 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?
• Course Design Checklist
  What course design elements are critical for student success?
• Estimating Student Hours of Effort
  Is what I am asking students to do each week reasonable?

Accessibility Considerations

• Assistive Technologies
  What should I know about increasing my course’s accessibility for all?
• Teaching Considerations for Students with Disabilities
  What should I keep in mind about how disabilities affect students’ learning experiences?

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

• Protecting Intellectual Property
  What should I know about intellectual property, mine and of other sources?
• Academic File Sharing Sites
  What do I need to know about academic file sharing sites?
• Creative Commons Licenses
  How can I use Creative Commons licenses?
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Text Generation: Considerations for Teaching and Learning
  How will tools like ChatGPT impact the way I teach?