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We are
approaching the time of year where old becomes new, as instructors
start adding to and revising their course shells. This posts has some
useful resources for working in your course shell, whether you're
doing so for the first time ever, the first time in a long while, or
the first time this week - and whether you're teaching a fully an
online course or using a course shell to complement a face-to-face
class.
Once you feel a
little more established with the LearningStudio set-up, you're ready
to consider the design of your course in light of your course's
learning objectives. This is a nice summary of some key "brain rules"
and learning principles that can help you think about how to deliver
content to your students. Additionally, here are six simple practices
for leading a successful online course, developed by
the online Master of Education program in instructional design and
technology at West Texas A&M University. GradHacker, at Insider
Higher Education, offers this great list of seven strategies to
make your online teaching better. I particularly like
the one about proving you're not a dog.
If you're looking
for guidance on more extensive revisions, this is a great post from
Inside Higher Ed on Course Redesign.
Will you be using
new tools or technologies in your course this year? I love this graphic
for the way it marries course goals, teaching methods, tools, and
reflection.
Last, think about
netiquette. Do you have a policy on your syllabus? Note that if
you're using the Koehler Center
syllabus template, the policy is already on
there. If you'd like to add something to your own syllabus, the
Koehler Center recommends this site as a good netiquette policy guideline. We
also suggest that you add some specific course examples if you know
there is a possibility of touchy topics. If your class has a
synchronous audio or video component, you may also want to consider a
policy regarding the role of other distractions.
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