5 simple steps to better online courses
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5 simple steps to better online
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Good practice in undergraduate online education:
• encourages contacts between students and faculty• develops reciprocity and cooperation among students• uses active learning techniques• gives prompt feedback• emphasizes time on task• communicates high expectations• respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
Chickering, A., & Ehrmann, S.C., (1996).
Step 1: Know why you’re going online
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Step 2: Plan
Learning outcomes Activities FeedbackAssessments
Technologies Time Skills Support
Step 3: Design
Step 4: Be interactive
Step 4: Be interactive
Use the random glossary block to have a changing display of facts
Use the quiz results function to display ‘best scores’
Step 4: Be interactive
Use the lesson function to increase student choice, improve layout and create conditional activities
Step 4: Be interactive
Work smarter with PowerPoint using Captivate or other elearning softwares
Step 4: Be interactive
Step 5: Be authentic
Step 6: Watch, listen and learn!
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The truth about 6 simple steps…
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