Enhancing the Online Learning Experience

In this section, you will find a book in progress. As I complete different sections or chapters of the book, I'll post them here.

Enhancing the Online Learning Experience

  • Interactive Teaching Design (ITD)
  • Faculty Support Center
  • My Faculty Center
  • Using this Guide
  • Visit an Online Course
  • Have a Framework
  • Assess Yourself
  • Gather Your Online Tool Kit
  • Build Your Skill Set
  • Identify and Complete Measurement Tools
  • Discover All the Resources Available to You
  • Consider Learning Theories
  • Adopt a Learner/Student-Centered Perspective
  • Study Best Practices
  • Consider Human Factors
  • Research Student Characteristics
  • Acknowledge Diversity of Students
  • Gauge Readiness of Incoming Students
  • Think Mobile
  • Design the Learning Experience
  • Use the Learning Experience Designer
  • Identify What Will Be Taught
  • Seek Additional Materials
  • Incorporate Latest Advances in Field
  • Determine Appropriate Use
  • Apply Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Adopt Active Learning Strategies
  • Construct Unfolding Case Scenarios
  • Provide a Variety of Opportunities for Interaction
  • Break the Boundaries
  • Plan Your Assessments
  • Provide a Summary or Recap
  • Map Your Course Outcomes
  • Analyze Level of Effort for Students
  • Optimize Your Syllabus for the Web
  • Start the Course Shell with a Solid Foundation
  • Provide Direct Instruction
  • Organize Materials
  • Provide Context for Students5
  • Provide Visual Cues
  • Respect Affordances
  • Consider Readability
  • Provide Ease of Access
  • Format Materials for Ease of Use
  • Apply Formatting Wisely
  • Make it Accessible
  • Make it a Video
  • Provide Scaffolding
  • Visually Engage Students with Images
  • Incorporate Multimedia
  • Leverage the Release Conditions in your LMS
  • Convert Media to Accessible Formats
  • Build a Social Presence
  • Engage with Online Students Frequently
  • Host Virtual Class Sessions
  • Coach Your Students
  • Provide Immediate Feedback
  • Provide Personalized Feedback
  • Promote Strategies for Communicating Online Effectively
  • Structure Group Activities for Success
  • Scrutinize All Communications

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  • Use Rubrics
  • Coopt Your LMS to Work for You
  • Integrate Class Management Techniques
  • Include Peer Review
  • Administer a Mid-Term Feedback Survey
  • Analyze Everything
  • Identify Students Who Are Struggling
  • Grant Awards or Certificates
  • Optimize the End-of-Course Evaluation for an Online Course
  • Consider Multiple Sources for Evaluating the Course
  • Archive Your Course
  • Master Your Learning Management System
  • Master Emerging Technologies
  • Master Basic Applications
  • Master Communication Tools
  • Master Class Management Tools
  • Master Presentation Tools
  • Master Interaction Tools
  • Master Collaboration Tools
  • Master Multimedia Tools
  • Master Reflection Tools
  • Orient All New Faculty
  • Enable Faculty to Work Independently
  • Recognize the Value of a Team Approach
  • Assess Against Best Practices
  • Provide an Online Student Resource Center
  • Facilitate an Online Peer Review Process
  • Implement a Quality Improvement Process for Faculty