Description
This course will take you on a journey to understand how online technologies can improve your course design. You will have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of effective online teaching practises and how they relate to the use of various technologies. If you choose to complete the course assignments, you will also be encouraged to design and reflect on your own online learning activity, assessment, or resource for use in your own class.
Syllabus :
1. Why is Online Teaching Important + Open and Institutionally Supported Technologies
- Why is Online Teaching Important?
- Learning Online from a Student Perspective
- Open and Institutionally Supported Technologies
- Using Google Sites to Build Online Portfolios
- Learning Management System or the Open Web?
2. Planning Online Learning + Online Learning Activities
- Planning Online Learning
- Planning Your Online Class
- The Flipped Classroom
- Using Online Environments for Teaching Large Classes
- Online Learning Activities
- Video Conferencing in Museum Education
- Considerations for Choosing Technology
- Teaching with Web 2.0 Technologies: Twitter, Wikis and Blogs
- Using Online Lectures to Support Active Learning
- iLabs - Online Access to Remote Laboratories
- Using Flickr as an Online Classroom
- Using Blogs for Peer Feedback and Discussion
- Teaching Using Scenario Based Simulations in Second Life
- Using Online Communities to Foster Collaboration in Visual Arts
3. Online Assessment Strategies + Online Resources
- Online Assessment Strategies
- Formative Online Assessment in Medicine
- Using Audio Feedback
- Using ePortfolios as a Reflective Teaching Tool
- Online Resources
- Integrating Online Resources into Your Teaching
- Understanding Creative Commons
- Creating eBooks for Distance Education
- Hippocrates. Online Medical Tutorials
4. Engaging and Motivating Students + Evaluation Strategies
- Engaging and Motivating Students
- Engaging and Motivating Students
- Online Teamwork and Collaboration
- Conducting Effective Online Discussions
- Managing Your Time when Teaching Online
- Using Wikis for Student Collaboration
- Increasing Student Engagement Using Podcasts
- Flipped Language Class
- Fostering Student Engagement with Stile
- Evaluation Strategies
- Learning Analytics to Inform Teaching Practice