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"The basic components in this model of Integrated Course Design are the same as those found in other models of instructional design: analyze the situational factors, formulate the learning goals, design the feedback and assessment procedures, and select the teaching/learning activities. What is distinctive about this model is that these components have been put together in a way that reveals and emphasizes their inter-relatedness."

This is a good article with helpful worksheets to get faculty to think about how to design an online course. However it is pretty long 30+ pages, which is probably a barrier.

This special report features eight articles pulled from the pages of Distance Education Report, and covers a variety of different aspects of online course design. Some of the articles you will find in the report include: * The Collaborative Approach to Developing Online Courses * Building Course Quality Systematically * Who Ya Gonna Call When a Course Needs Help? * Developing a Course Maintenance Process for Your Online Courses * What Learning Object Repositories Mean for Your Program

Series of articles on Distance Ed. They are all good, but they seem more geared towards administrators. Most do not talk about specific design aspects that faculty should be aware of when designing and implementing courses.

Practical tips for teaching online

Good list of things to do when designing the course. The list then expands to describe of each of the design elements you can integrate. Covers a wide variety of topics from course design to assessment and interaction.

"A roadmap for instructors during the course design process or as a "self-evaluation" tool to assist instructors in revision of an existing online course using the rubric and suggested examples. "

Nice checklist for what should go into designing a course. Would be better if it had links to describe or go into detail on what each of those items are.

Covers design considerations that influence student success.

Another good list with helpful descriptions of each topic for consideration.

The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to examine thirty-one selected references that describe the changes to instructional design principles, which are taking place, or need to take place, as a result of the increased usage of mobile devices. In recent years the technology and tools available for learning have changed dramatically, but teaching and learning methodologies have not significantly changed and traditional educational methodologies have been applied to new delivery methods.

The University of Central Florida's (UCF) Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) offers the Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) as a public resource for faculty and instructional designers interested in online and blended teaching strategies. Each entry describes a strategy drawn from the pedagogical practice of online/blended teaching faculty, depicts this strategy with artifacts from actual courses, and is aligned with findings from research or professional practice literature. While TOPR is currently in its beta release, all are welcome to browse and search its contents.

I like this resource, it links to a lot of good information on many different topics. It may be a little difficult for a beginning faculty member to jump right into and find useful, but I think it would be a good companion to an article or two that first outlines the general principles of instructional design.

"Video Primers in an Online Repository for e-Teaching & Learning"

"Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor in Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University, in a video series addressing the design and best practices of Distance Education courses. "

I like the idea of this, but not the implementation.

" teaching presence in online education depends on course design and organization, facilitation of online discourse, and well-focused direct instruction."

Good article that talks about developing online presence through both the design and implementation of the course. Provides some basic examples on how faculty can establish an online presence.

I liked this article very much

"This guide aims to orient Vanderbilt Coursera faculty in the new online-learning landscape by providing an overview of some "common practices" among recent Coursera  courses as of this writing (September 2012)." (Note: Although this is written with Coursera in mind it is an excellent resource for faculty to consider when designing their online course.

Resources for accessible web design, many which apply to designing accessible online courses

"This is the online shared references and resources area of the SUNY Learning Network education team."

"Discussions of technology strategy and planning for new media at colleges and universities are informed by many factors of higher education culture and the way its core constituents--faculty and students--work and learn. One rapidly evolving area is online assessment, whether for fully online programs or for blended learning environments. Here, learning designer Judith Boettcher examines online assessment strategies beyond the traditional end-of-term paper."

One of the most unique characteristics of mobile learning is that it should be delivered in short 'nuggets' rather than large units of information. Successful mobile applications are goal directed, and are not effective if they expect too much reading from a small screen.

"Faculty often describe the role of the online teacher as more of a "guide-on- the-side"rather than a "sage-on-the-stage." However, this cliché can be taken to extremes; there isa fine line between being a guide on the side and being absent. Therefore, this articlefocuses on different strategies online faculty can use to improve their teaching andultimately student learning by balancing their teaching presence when teaching online."

Nice introductory article on what online presence is, along with some specific examples of how faculty have tried to improve their online presence in their classes. Clearly defines what online presence is in the literature, and some of the components that go into making up online presence from the design, teaching, and student perspective.

Road block: You must be logged in to download - many people don't want to log in or create accounts when they just want to blast around and read about a topic.

Here are ten best practices for anyone just getting started in the online environment. Research and experience suggest that these practices contribute to an effective, efficient and satisfying teaching and learning experience for both faculty and students. Using these practices can help develop confidence, comfort, and experience in teaching online.

Award program sponsored through Blackboard for course that demonstrate best practices in: Course Design, Interaction & Collaboration, Assessment and Learner Support. 

I agree the first link is not the best. Maybe we could also link to the course tours of the award winners. The first link is to the 2011 winners. It is difficult to directly link to the tours of the 2012 & 2013 Exemplary course awards. http://kb.blackboard.com/display/EXEMPLARY/Exemplary+Course+Program http://www.blackboard.com/About-Bb/Catalyst-Awards/2013-Winners.aspx

Maybe we should use the direct link to the Rubric but then also provide info on how to view course tours that demonstrate the qualities of the Bb ECP.

"When teaching online, you have the option of using an asynchronous delivery method, a synchronous method of delivery, or both. Making decisions on how you deliver instruction impacts your design, as well as your teaching practice."

"ToOLS: Test of Online Learning Success*"

I like this and think we should make our own.... another subcommittee....?

I replaced the student readiness questionnaire that was linked to in Designing an Exemplary Course with this version.