Teaching Online (CEP 820)
MSU | Fall 2011
_ CEP 820 gave me a chance to dream big and to visualize
what my online course would look like. Even though I am only expected to develop one instructional
module, I still needed to design the online course for adult learners so they would
understand the larger course context. I
still will be able to perceive what the overall online course should be like as
I design its succeeding parts.
In my developer notebook, I kept track of my thoughts and the changes I made to my online course. CEP 820 has opened my eyes to numerous learning management systems (LMS) and open courses available to support online learning. As I incorporated the required elements in my online course, the important concepts and strategies related to the elements were provided by the instructors to guide me though the designing of the course. I was able to include these elements in my course: course overview, learning outcome(s), course objectives, course communication, required text(s) and readings, technology requirements, class procedures and requirements, evaluation criteria, grading scale, and policy on late assignments. The ISTE Standards for Teachers and the principles of Uniform Design of Learning were also taken into consideration in my developer notebook.
I decided to use Moodle for my online course since this is an available resource in our school district but this should not stop me from exploring other LMS or tools for online learning. I have successfully met my goal of learning the major strategies of designing an online course. There were challenges as I was working on my course, but through iterative design I was able to keep going back to the drawing board to think of alternative plans and solutions and to make sure that I kept myself focused on the TPACK framework of my course.
I would recommend this course to anyone who has a vision of designing a quality online course and to teachers who focus on having an innovative and thoughtful learning experience for students. Through collaboration among my classmates and instructors, CEP 820 has provided me with insightful guidelines, online resources, and thoughtful feedback that will help me in completing the online course that I am designing.
In my developer notebook, I kept track of my thoughts and the changes I made to my online course. CEP 820 has opened my eyes to numerous learning management systems (LMS) and open courses available to support online learning. As I incorporated the required elements in my online course, the important concepts and strategies related to the elements were provided by the instructors to guide me though the designing of the course. I was able to include these elements in my course: course overview, learning outcome(s), course objectives, course communication, required text(s) and readings, technology requirements, class procedures and requirements, evaluation criteria, grading scale, and policy on late assignments. The ISTE Standards for Teachers and the principles of Uniform Design of Learning were also taken into consideration in my developer notebook.
I decided to use Moodle for my online course since this is an available resource in our school district but this should not stop me from exploring other LMS or tools for online learning. I have successfully met my goal of learning the major strategies of designing an online course. There were challenges as I was working on my course, but through iterative design I was able to keep going back to the drawing board to think of alternative plans and solutions and to make sure that I kept myself focused on the TPACK framework of my course.
I would recommend this course to anyone who has a vision of designing a quality online course and to teachers who focus on having an innovative and thoughtful learning experience for students. Through collaboration among my classmates and instructors, CEP 820 has provided me with insightful guidelines, online resources, and thoughtful feedback that will help me in completing the online course that I am designing.