Online Course Design is an intentional process that creates quality and impactful learning experiences for our students. Different from Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT), which is what many instructors and students experienced during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, intentional online course design involves using effective and proven practices and frameworks and requires that faculty developing these experiences have specific knowledge and skills.
To help anyone interested in learning about Intentional Online Course Design, TCDC has compiled another “PD Playlist.” This is the first part of a series, and a new playlist will be published at the end of each term. We’ve arranged the resources from “sound bite” to “radio play” to “extended dance mix” and “full LP.” Some options will take just a few minutes of your time while others will require a longer commitment.
Visit the TCDC site, to view the entire catalogue of PD Playlists.
August PD Playlist
Sound Bites <10 minutes
The Importance of Intentional Online Program Design (article| 00:06:00)
Thomas Cavanagh, Vice Provost of Digital Learning, University of Central Florida, urges us to review our online offerings and modify them to reflect the best practices of intentionally designed online learning.
Radio Play<20 minutes
What Are 5 Ways H5P Tools Can Help Students Retain Course Content? (video| 00:20:00)
Emily Faulconer, Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, shares ideas to increase student engagement in your course. She shows the value that H5P tools can provide and gives examples of how to use them to engage students in content and instructions in ways that improve comprehension and retention.
Extended Dance Mix <60 minutes
Becoming an Authentic Online Teacher (podcast| 00:40:35)
Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Faculty Mentor at Digital Innovation, talks about her experience becoming an online teacher, briefly discusses the role of reflection and connection in online teaching and learning, and ultimately shares her insights on how to become an authentic online teacher.
Full LP >1 hour
Increasing Student Engagement, Persistence, and Success Online Using Emotion Science (webinar| 01:01:19)
Flower Darby, author of Small Teaching Online, presents practical strategies for putting the power of emotions to work in online classes to help capture and hold students’ attention, better engage students in their learning, and ultimately help them persist and succeed.
Rethinking Assessment Strategies for Online Learning (ebook | 04:00:00)
This great collaboration between Seneca College, Durham College, Algonquin College, and University of Ottawa brings us a wealth of knowledge and insights to help us rethinking how we assess learning in online courses.
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