Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 9: Evaluate and innovate
In this post I discuss the importance of evaluating each offering of an online course, how best to do this, and then the importance...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 8: Communicate, communicate, communicate
© Care2, 2012In this post I stress the importance of ongoing, continuing communication between instructor and students in an online environment, and in particular...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 7: Design course structure and learning activities
In this post the importance of providing students with a structure for learning online and setting appropriate learning activities is discussed. Indeed, I will...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 6: Set appropriate learning goals
In this post I argue that you need to think about what kinds of goals could best be achieved in an online course, rather...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 5: Master the technology
In this post I argue that taking the time to be properly trained in how to use standard learning technologies will in the long...
Online Learning and Personal Change: the Movie
Vancouver Community College organized a stimulating faculty development workshop in April called 'Technology Trends and the Courage to Adapt', about the challenge technology presents...
Nine Steps to Online Learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor time compared...
E-portfolios, Sakai, and ‘new paradigms’
Batson, T. (2012) The Wait is Over: The LMS and the ePortfolio Merge to Serve a Culture of Learning Campus Technology, May 16
In this article,...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 3: Work in a Team
In this post I argue that one of the strongest means of ensuring quality is to work as part of a team.
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Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 2: Decide on what kind of online...
This is the third in a series of 10 posts on designing quality online courses. The first two posts (which should be read before...