UM3D Ignite Series: Preparing to Teach Your First Online Course
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Transcript of UM3D Ignite Series: Preparing to Teach Your First Online Course
Leonia HoustonInstructional Designer
UM3D Ignite Series:
Preparing to Teach Your First Online Course
Common Concerns for Online Faculty
How do I begin? How can I get to know my students? How do I communicate my expectations
to students? How do I resolve performance problems? How do I motivate students?
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Deciding Where to Begin
Initiate Instructor Presence
Establish Rapport Involve Students
Quickly Reveal Something Establish Your
Credibility
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Establish Course Ground Rules
Set Communication Guidelines
Specify Assessment Expectations
Identify the Value/Importance of the Course
How will you create a positive learning environment from the
very beginning?
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Getting To Know Your Students
Share information that will personalize you
Create activities periodically that grants students opportunities to share
Consider traditional classroom management techniques: Polls Group activities Synchronous communication (chat,
video conferencing)
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What are some interesting ways you can think of to get to know your
students?
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Communicating Expectations
Provide Clear instructions Expectations for attendance, grading
and academic honesty Requirements for discussion Active participation Respect
Use Multiple Forms of Delivery
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How will you manage student expectations for active engagement
in your online course?
Managing Performance Problems
Provide timely grading and feedback 24-48 hours after submission Rubrics
Allow practice assignments Additional quiz attempts Self Assessments
Contact low performers Target missed/late assignment
submitters Engage students who are not
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Motivating Students
Use a variety of assessment activities Set realistic performance goals Place appropriate emphasis on testing
and grading Praise first. Constructively criticize
second. Give students as much control over
their success in the course as possible
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Before the First Day
Update Course Information
Send Course Welcome
Email/ Intro Video
Update Course Content and Dates
Navigate Course as Student
Transfer Content
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Prepare Your Content
Transfer Content if you have used a Development Course or previous semester’s course to create the content you will use this semester. The steps are:
1. Enter Destination Course2. Click Edit Course3. Click Import/Export/Copy
Components4. Copy Components from
another Org Unit5. Include Protected Resources6. Search for Offering7. Copy All Components8. Click Done
Update Course Information
Change Content Verify Grading Edit Dates
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Update the course syllabus and course schedule to reflect the current semester and course facilitator.
Verify that grades listed in the gradebook match the course syllabus and individual assessments.
Update the course calendar and course schedule to reflect the current semester’s dates and deadlines.
Send Course Welcome Email
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The course welcome email should be sent prior to the beginning of the semester and it should include information students will need to get started with the course. Examples of this information are:
Course Name Course Start Date Faculty Information Textbook Information
Create Course Introduction Video
Consider creating a brief video introducing yourself and welcoming students to the course. The video does not have to be instructional but should be informational.
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Navigate the Course As Student
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Once the content is updated in the course, use the eCourseware role change feature to view your completed course as a student.
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Davis, B.G. (1993). Tools for Teaching . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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