How can we facilitate learning, and how will we know if learning occurs An online course used to supplement a lecture has different parameters than a true distance learning course. Create a calendar of course readings, and assignments for the whole course, then separate your content into weeks or learning topics. If your course is five weeks long, then create a folder for each week. In each folder add the content for that week. This will help to guide the together students through the course.
Redundancy is good when it comes to the learning objectives.
Not only is the Syllabus a great place to list the learning objectives for the course, but also with in the content area. It is OK to be redundant with learning objectives in your course materials. At the beginning of each content area list the goals, and assignments that pertain to the material. Since distance education implies that the students are not in the same location when learning, it is import to give them the sense of community. Create a discussion topic for the students to introduce themselves to the class.