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Have you ever needed or wanted to create an online course but did not know where to start? If so, you are not alone (and in this article, the marketing experts at Dynamic Search will show you how easy it is using Versal.com!). Versal provides a free service that allows you to completely design and create an online course without ever having to worry about trying to code. Many people are still hesitant, however, because they fear that using the program will prove to be just as difficult as coding and as a result have a hard time figuring out how to use it. This could not be further from the truth. Versal is easy to use and easy to navigate, and they take all of the guess-work out of creating a course - all you have to do is have the knowledge that needs to go into the course and how to set-up a lesson plan.

"Google launched an open source course building web application for the growing list of K-12 and big-name universities developing online classes. The barebones website is a lightweight way to bring course material online, track student engagement (with web traffic and surveys), and evaluate performance. "We want to use this launch to show that Google believes it can contribute to technology in education," says Google's Director of Research, Peter Norvig. "

Video included in Module 4 of QM course

Examples of self-checks and interactions that can be used in online courses

"What can go wrong when your the goals, assessment, and learning activities for your course are not aligned? This video poses one possible answer to this age old question."

Created by Allen, this award-winning app helps corporate training curriculum designers rapidly assess needs and generate high-level course design."

Access Denied Making university websites and course content accessible may be the law, but many institutions have a long way to go toward compliance. CT looks at three key elements of a more proactive approach to accessibility on campus. By David Raths12/04/12

Video included in Module 2 of QM course

"Suggested Guidelines for Online Courses"

Janet Colvin recommended as resource she uses often in her courses-she was wondering if there was a way we could create some sort of "Learning Object" like this that could easily be used again and again.

PowerPoint with lots of resources Howard Kramer, CU Boulder, teaches course on UD for media online and is very involved with the annual November conference on accessibility: Accessing Higher Ground

How to guide for creating hybrid courses