Activity 7Teaching Online

Day Four: Course Structure

Agenda: Day Four

Course Menu Content Areas Links to External

Resources Redundant Access Points Create a Mirror Class

Course Menu

Create Content Area Create Blank Page Create a Tool Link Create a Course Link Create an External Link Create Module Page Create a Sub-header Create a Divider

Menu Items

Sample Course Menus

Adding to the Course Menu

Adding to the Course Menu

Content Areas Item URL File Audio Image Video Learning Module

Lesson Plan Syllabus Course Link Content Package

(SCORM) Content Folder Module Page Assessments and

Assignments

LinksOnline resources come in many varieties. Your textbook publisher, the JSU library, other universities, and even commercial web sites can be incorporated into your course.

Links Identify the sources you want

to use Group links to external

resources in one course area Link related course units to

the external resources Don’t overwhelm the students

with outside materials. Tie external resources to

course assignments. Test links at the start of each

unit

Links Café Scribe ebooks Review the selections at cafescribe.com

Redundant Access Points

Remember that students are often overwhelmed by the new content delivery format. Even if students have had online courses before, yours may be different in many ways. So try to provide them with several ways to access the same information.

List course units in the Menu Create folders for each unit in the course content

area Include Assessment and Assignment folders in

Menu and course content area Add links from each unit to the assessments and

assignments for each unit

Afternoon Review: Agenda

Tasks

Add Unit Folders or Modules Add Assessments to Course Menu Breakdown Course by Weeks Create Subheaders and Dividers Organize Course Menu Add Item to Unit Folder Add Audio and Video Files