This course is designed to familiarize faculty with the requisite skills that students require in order to become successful in an online course. The course acquaints faculty with the online class environment from a student perspective, and assists faculty who may have limited computer skills to improve their ability to work online. Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning This course examines best practices in the design, development, and teaching of an online class and surveys current learning theory as applicable to online education. The course explores various teaching and learning styles, and provides models to improve teaching, and maximize learning in a student centered online environment. Participants will work individually and collaboratively to explore various means of presenting content in their disciplines to accommodate diverse populations of online learning styles.
Online classes pose unique communication and course management problems for faculty.
At the same time technology provides means of assisting faculty online that are not normally available in the classroom. This course surveys problems associated with online course management, with an emphasis on the need for careful planning and communication. Strategies are provided to help to streamline the management process, improve communication with students, and eliminate inefficient expenditures of faculty time. Introduction The Development of Web-based Course Content Web development is an important component of developing content for online courses. This course teaches faculty to develop course content for the web using Microsoft's Front Page.