Course Introduction

Notes for Course Facilitator 

Summary: This page provides an overview of the course, including course description and requirements. This course was designed to be facilitated by someone at your institution (e.g., instructional designer, director of online learning, etc.).

Suggestions: 

  • If your institution is unable to provide a facilitator, identify a point of contact (POC) to support self-paced learners.
  • You may wish to revise the content of the quiz assigned to this introductory module to fit the needs specific to your institution or course.
  • Group discussions appear as a course requirement. These discussions may be deleted if participants take this course on a rolling basis and not in groups.

Gentle reminder: Update all content highlighted in yellow to reflect your institution.

 

Instructor Contact

Instructors

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Course Information

Course Name <Replace - Course Title>
Semester/Year
Location This is a fully online course.  All activities and interaction will occur online.

Course Description

Welcome to <Replace - Course Title>, a faculty development course at <Replace -  Institutional Name> sponsored by <Replace -  Department Name>.

<Replace - Course Title> is designed to provide information related to pedagogical, logistical and technical aspects of teaching online. This course will help you prepare yourself, your course, and your students to participate in a successful online teaching and learning experience. In <Replace - Course Title>, you will learn about:

  • Online pedagogy
  • Online technical and logistical issues
  • Online course delivery strategies
  • Tools used in <Replace - Your LMS>
  • Information unique to teaching online at <Replace -  Institutional Name>

Course Objectives

  • Reflect on your existing teaching strategies and adapt to the online modality.
  • Formulate student-centered learning objectives and course outcomes for your online course.
  • Create assignments and activities for your online course based on your learner outcomes.
  • Develop an assessment strategy for your online course based on your learner outcomes.
  • Assemble grading criteria for your online course based on your learner outcomes and your assessment strategy.
  • Create web-based content for your online course based on your learner outcomes.
  • Utilize instructional graphics / media for your online course which demonstrate visual literacy.
  • Develop instructional strategies to address course and time management issues.
  • Devise a strategy for implementing learner support in your online course.

Required Text

There is no required textbook for this course.

Supplemental readings

Supplemental readings (often provided as web links) are included as appropriate within the weekly content.

Course Requirements

Successful completion of <Replace - Course Title> will certify you to develop and deliver online courses at <Replace -  Institutional Name>. In order to receive <Replace - Course Title>certification, you must complete the following:

  • Complete online readings, activities, and assignments
  • Participate in group discussions
  • Complete the Build Your Course Activities (BYCA)
    • Demonstrate proficiency using  <Replace - Your LMS> tools
    • Develop a instructor introduction, syllabus, and course outline for your online course.

Course Structure

This web-based course includes online content and assignments. Details regarding each portion of this course are provided below. 

Module Content

Each module includes the following:

  • Introduction and objectives of the weekly topics
  • Online reading related to topics that address the objectives
  • Assignments which include discussions with peers, quizzes, and the Build Your Course Activities
  • Summary which provides a synopsis of what you've completed within each module

 

Build Your Course Activities (BYCA)

<Replace - Course Title> utilizes Build Your Course Activities to help you prepare for the development of your future online course. Within modules, you may be asked to apply the concepts you learn in this course to the Build Your Course Activities. The goal is for you to complete, at a minimum, the Instructor/Course Introduction, a Syllabus, Course Schedule, and Blueprint by the end of this course. Depending on the semester in which you plan to deliver your course, you may decide to set a goal to develop more than this minimum requirement during <Replace - Course Title>.

 

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