SO MANY things online about how to teach online. Why did my team bother to try to make something??? Seriously – there are so many available. The biggest problem is keeping track of them and curating them into a sensible organization.

So – here’s a running blog of resources I need to track.

ACUE’s Online Teaching Toolkit

The ACUE’s Online Teaching Toolkit

Good resources and videos about:

• organizing a course
  • create a predictable weekly rhythm
• being welcoming
• microlectures
• providing rubrics
  • Make the first formative quiz, discussion worth less points so they learn what you expect
• holding online discussions
• assigning self-reflection assignments (I am a BIG believer in these)

 

How to Be a Better Online Teacher

Blog post, How to Be a Better Online Teacher,  by Flower Darby in the Chronicle. Read the full post, but here are her 10 basic points:

1. Show Up to Class
2. Be Yourself
3. Put Yourself in Their Shoes
4. Organize Course Content (think like a student) – don’t make it hard to find things! Be consistent
5. Add Visual Appeal – we don’t have to do this in a classroom, but you do online
6. Explain your Expectations – be really clear about what students are supposed to do, especially with into level courses. Have the first dicussion/quiz worth less so they learn what you want
7. Scaffold assignments – build up to the big assignment
8. Lots of examples. Convey content in several ways
9. Make Class a nice place to be. Set class behavior norms
10. Continuous improvement – be open to suggestions, get feedback from students

 

Mountain View College’s Best Practice for Online Teaching

An open Canvas course with solid concrete, practical information about how to teach online. Good use of student videos talking about the different points.