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This about high-enrollment courses, but there are many ideas to consider for teaching any online course. Abstract: "Class size has been a popular topic for decades. There is renewed interest in this topic now with the growth of online learning. Online courses can accommodate hundreds, if not thousands, of students in a single course. Very little research, though, has been conducted recently on class size in online courses and the research that has been conducted is mixed. As the demand for online courses increases, so likely will class size. In this exploratory study, we investigated the perceptions and experiences of 37 faculty teaching high-enrollment online courses. In the following article, we report the results of our inquiry, implications for practice, and areas for additional research."

This paper includes the definition for a model for the assessment of the quality of on-line teaching based on an audit by specialised technical personnel who are independent of the design of the teaching materials and which could be a proposal for the higher education quality assurance models of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

Originally a course for TWU in Blackboard, it is now available on the web. You can work through it on your own, or use it as a course for faculty PD. Write the author for assignments, practice activities, and the support provided to TWU participants.

"Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. If mainstream teacher prep programs impart those findings to future teachers-and create meaningful ways for them to practice online instruction-it won't be useful just for the next crisis, experts say, but also because careers in K-12 online education are increasingly viable."

"The Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) and Quality Matters (QM) are leading a broad-based effort to revise the National Standards for Quality Online Learning, building upon the work started by The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)."

"The online teachers provided support by building ties to students through interactions via discussion forums and individual communications. Peers also provided support through online forums and webinar-facilitated exchanges. Online teacher and peer student support contributed to the formation of virtual online learning communities. This is important as social and academic integration are mechanisms for retention and success. This research is significant as the numbers of online students have increased markedly in recent times, but student support services do not appear to have changed accordingly. Further, support models for retention and success have not been adequately adapted to suit online learners' needs."

Many free modules for learning to teach online in addition to their main (for a fee) workshop in the summer.

From Georgia Virtual Learning: "The Effective Online Teaching course content is free for all learners. Learners are prompted throughout the course to complete blog postings to document learning and artifacts. This allows learners to share their work within their professional learning community or with their professional learning leader or coach. Participants may also enroll in verification for the Effective Online Teaching course."

Use the search box and look for things like "online teaching best practices" or "online teaching quality guidelines"

"Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo's approach takes the reader on a philosophical, yet accessible tour of high-quality assessment options for authentic learning in online spaces."

"Stephen Hersh outlines six steps for how you can create a community of active learning online if you 'use the medium.' "

"This article presents a roadmap for planning, implementing, and evaluating online education in ideal and in crisis contexts."

"Instructional videos can help students learn at their own pace and free up time for teachers to support students individually."

This is a great site - all kinds of information for taking your class online.

Now getting old - the readiness survey is no longer there... Is online teaching for me? Transitioning to online teaching Planning to teach online - things to think about Getting started Preparing an online course Teaching an online course

Lists of resources for pedagogy, course design, course delivery, online activities and courses