Re think challenge
- 1. COHESIVE STRUCTURE AND DESIGN FOR ONLINE COURSES reTHINK Provost Challenge
- 2. Course Information Module Each Course should contain a module that goes over the needed information to succeed in the course. Create this module as if it were a lesson and present the objectives.
- 3. Introduce Students to Online Learning Ensure students know what technology they will require.
- 4. Instructor Introduction Let the students know who you are and that you will be present with them in their online classroom.
- 5. Syllabus Have a well laid out and designed course syllabus will engage students to read.
- 6. Schedule Link all possible assignments , readings, videos, etc. on your course schedule. This will engage them to take a peek as to what is in store for them.
- 7. Quiz on Course Information Minimize the number of students who email you with questions that are on the online learning introduction, syllabus, and schedule. Give them a Quiz!
- 8. Summarize Summarize what the students should now be able to do after module completion. This lets them know what they need to understand before progressing.
- 10. Weekly Objectives Provide an outline of what the students must accomplish during the week.
- 11. Lecture Not only provide an overview of the material, but provide a recorded lecture presentation as well. Here, lecture outlines are provided for those students wanting to take notes on the lectures.
- 12. Provide a variety of activities Quizzes, Essays, Discussion all provide methods for engaging your students in the weekly material.
- 13. Integrating in D2L There are many possibilities for instructors to engage their students online through integration of eTextbooks, assignment variety, and publisher learning environment s.
- 14. Embed articles with Course Template This will add to the cohesive nature of Online Classroom and keep student in- class rather than being redirected to different websites.
- 15. Conclusion The attention span of students is short. They are used to well-designed, organized, graphic rich, and video rich content. Our online classrooms need to mimic this to reduce boredom and disinterest in the material. Creation of a Virtual PSU via our LMS will take creativity. Need course development tools that leads the way for the future of online learning.