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Online Courses - Resources for Instructors

 

Instructor Tips for Success

 

Student Tips for Success

 

Strengths of Online Learning

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/strengths.asp

 

Online Courses Catch On in US Colleges (NPR) - two articles

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16638700

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16709807

 

Key Elements of an Online Program

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/elements.asp

 

Instructional Strategies for Online Courses

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructionalstrategies.asp

 

What Makes a Successful Online Facilitator?

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructorProfile.asp

 

 

Tips and Tricks for Teaching Online

http://www.onlineteachingtips.org/

 

 

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Instructor Tips for Success

 

  1. Communicate!! This is perhaps the most important thing an online instructor needs to do. You need to find ways to compensate for not meeting your students in a face-to-face setting. Usually email and course discussion boards will accomplish this. But some students may require phone calls or even in-person meetings, if possible. Instructors need to respond quickly to student inquiries and let the class know if they’ll be unavailable for more than a day or so.

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  2. Be tough. Online students should be putting just as much (if not more) time and effort into your class as face-to-face students. Make sure your class is just as rigorous as an on-campus section.

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  3. Be active. You should be spending several hours a week teaching an online class, just as you would a face-to-face course. Log into the course every day, if possible. Post messages for students. Respond to questions. Provide feedback on assignments. Update calendars and announcements as needed.

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  4. Keep your course current. Make sure all the links are working, your lecture material is current, and your dates are posted correctly. You should be updating your course every term it is offered. Think of ways that you can improve the course through redesign. Get more training to improve your skills and knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

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