Effective Online Teaching Strategies

Stay current with effective online teaching strategies for designing, implementing, and facilitating your course. Explore the pages below to learn more about designing and delivering you next online course.

Copyright

As the author of an online course, your course content may include text, music, graphics, illustrations, articles, photographs, etc. Some of the content you wish to use may be protected by copyright law. Therefore, you need to be familiar with copyright and fair use laws. Faculty intellectual property rights of course materials are governed by the …

Deliver Your Online Course

Implementation is the step in which you deliver your course to the target audience. In other words, the effectiveness of your course design will be tested and confirmed. A solid groundwork is critical for a smooth and successful implementation of all instructional strategies. A few key tips for implementation, based upon online learning best practices, …

Design Your Online Course

Successful online courses start with effective planning for overall design and outcomes. By identifying your course goals and learning objectives, you achieve a clearer picture of how to best design a structured and engaging course. A strong understanding of the needs of your learners and how your course can meet those needs is important to …

Instructional Best Practices Using Technology

The following instructional best practices using technology are broken down into four categories: Pedagogy Organization Interaction Assessment Pedagogy The Guidelines for Synchronous Assignments is a list of endorsed best practices that you may wish to explore and/or implement in your online course. Organization Instructional Design Well-designed course pages, rubrics, lessons, and assignments are paramount to …

Media Message Design Tutorial

Completing this Media and Message Design Tutorial will guide you through the redesign of content for your online course. Make sure you work through all levels of the tutorial. Assessment Message Design Media Components Maintenance Assessment Regardless of your discipline, putting your content message online requires careful examination of many factors. Moving from the initial …