The pros and cons of doing presentations online should be considered based on the goals of your course and your available time: Pros Information organization and communication is a broadly applicable skill Provides opportunity to practice with online communication and tools Online presentations can be attended by anyone online and are easily recorded Cons Students … read more of Student Presentations

Not knowing where to find things can be frustrating for students and instructors. Think through how you’ll organize your materials before providing them to students.

Advanced organizers are meant to help students engage with a large amount of content more easily. A walk-through is an example of an advanced organizer. It introduces a lesson’s various elements to students, consisting of instructions, highlights and insight that the instructor wants students to know. Walk-throughs are a way for instructors to provide their … read more of Advanced Organizers & Walk-throughs

Once you’ve designed your overall course you’ll need to start filling in the details. Consider drafting your lessons in an easy to edit tool such as Google docs (see lesson, syllabus and overview templates below). We recommend building your course in Laulima. COE faculty can request Laulima assistance with TDP or sign up for an … read more of Build

Start laying the foundation for a strong course by: carefully considering and writing clear objectives, assigning meaningful assessments and finding or creating engaging content. We have created a useful tools to help: the Course Blueprint. It’s important to keep in mind web accessibility and principles of universal design for any online course, so see the … read more of Design

Courses are usually part of a larger whole, and to maximize the student experience and cohesiveness of the program, consider how your course impacts the program. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with other faculty in your program as well! NOTE: Program-level planning is a crucial task, and if you haven’t done so, we … read more of Align to Your Program