Summer 2017: Learn to teach online

CTC Instructional Designer Lee Henrikson is offering a two-credit, 400-level course on designing, developing and delivering an online course. The audience for the course is CTC faculty (including adjunct faculty) and other faculty who are developing online courses or improving existing online courses. The course will, of course, be taught online (mostly asynchronously, with four Collaborate meetings).

Course work will be geared toward learning and applying good online instructional practices. Participants will use a variety of tools in Blackboard and will revise or develop several modules for their course.

The course will run during the summer semester, May 22-August 3.

All participants must have a course to work on. Lee can assist in obtaining a Blackboard shell for your course if necessary.

Register for Tech 490 - Designing and Teaching an Online Course (CRN: 52255) in UAOnline and use your tuition waiver (pay only the university fees).

Course description Provides practical and theoretical advice and support for the design, development and delivery of an accessible online course. Models current best practices, facilitates online peer sharing, and demonstrates tools and strategies available in Blackboard. All required work relates to an online course that the class member is developing or revising.

Instructional goals The instructor will:

1. Demonstrate  and discuss current best practices in online course design.
2. Model and discuss effective online teaching strategies.
3. Introduce a variety of asynchronous and synchronous online tools.
4. Model and explain current requirements for accessible course design.

Student learning outcomes The student will:

1. Demonstrate current best practices in online education.
2. Select from a variety of tools to design active learning experiences that are appropriate for their content area in the online environment.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in communication, teaching and assessment tools in Blackboard.
4. Align unit objectives, assessments and learning activities with the course learning outcomes.
5. Design a variety of assessments appropriate for the online environment.
6. Write an effective student-centered syllabus.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of effectively managing online courses.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of creating accessible courses.
9. Use the online teaching experience to reflect on their practice and the changing roles of instructor and student in the 21st century.

Register for Tech 490 - Designing and Teaching an Online Course (CRN: 52255) in UAOnline.

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