Course Basics

Resources to help build a strong foundation for your online courses.

Introduction to Adult Learners (Module)

Teaching Strategies

• How to Be a Better Online Teacher (Link)
• Best Practices for Pre-Class Assignments (PDF)
• Five Minute Teaching: Getting Students to Prepare (PDF) Translation Education Lab, University of North Carolina
• The Peer Instruction Method (PDF)
• Best Practices for Reading Assignments (PDF)
• Best Practices for Online Lectures (PDF)
• Guided Notes (Link)
• Digital Story (Link)

Instructional Alignment

• Instructional Alignment (Video) Five Minute University
• Five Minute Teaching: Instructional Alignment (PDF) Translation Education Lab, University of North Carolina.
• What is Instructional Design? (Video)

Learning Objectives

• Defining SMART Objectives (PDF)
• Bloom’s Taxonomy of Verbs (PDF)

Organization and Structure

• How Do I Design a Class? Part 1 (Module)
• How Do I Design a Class? Part 2 (Module)
• Best Practices for Online Course Structure (Video)
• Course Design Document Sample (PDF)
• Course Design Review Form (PDF)