Hello,
Thanks for the opportunity to respond to this question. In my opinion, the three most important things to consider are the following:
1. What are my expectations of the students?
2. What do I expect the students to learn?
3. How can the students now use this knowledge in their professional careers?
I tend to always put the student first. Ultimately, I like to present course material in a way that not only will the students do well in the course, but the students will also be able to apply the learned information on a daily basis.
Gregory Becoat
Carl,
OMG - I've never heard of such. Try your best to keep your content up to par.
Take care.
At a real school we should never water down the content. I teach at a fake school where 70% of the students pass or the teachers lose their jobs.
Carl,
OMG - we should never water down the content. We have to set the expectations high and help students achieve the goals. Thanks!
I teach at a ground campus where students are unprepared and everybody passes. I was unable to teach the material on the syllabus. In the future I will know to water down the material and teach mainly the prerequisite material and not the syllabus material.
Carl
Carl,
Yes, we have to know what we want them to learn and achieve before we can lead them in the right direction. Thanks!
Alison,
Excellent. You bring up some good points for us to think about. We have to carefully consider how we get the content across and help students achieve the learning outcomes. Thanks!
Lyn ,
Right on! We have to carefully consider the navigation and what we want the students to learn. Considering all learning styles is also important. Thanks!
The three most important things to consider are:
1. Learning outcomes (what you want the students to learn)
2. Student ability (where students are and how they will accept information)
3. Setup (how you deliver knowledge to students so they can learn)
I consider
1) The Student - what would I like them to do or know.
2)Delivery - how can I deliver the information in the most user friendly way possible?
3) Course Framework - putting down a strong foundation for the course will guide the students, and myself, ensuring all information is covered in a timely manner.
Hi everyone,
Three things I consider are:
1. What students are expected to learn in the course to meet course learning objectives and outcomes.
2. The flow of material in a logical order related to course concepts and outcomes.
3) The look / "feel" of the course taking into consideration different learning styles. It needs to be written and presented in a way that students can interact with the content and understand it. And there should be ways for assess student progress. Lyn H.
Darlene,
Yes, and asking those questions helps us all think about what we need to be doing to create an effective online environment. Thanks!
Elias,
You bring up some very good points. We do have a variety of students and need to be able to present the content in a variety of ways as well. Nice job.
According to the section we just took it consists of the following criteria:
What do I want my students to know?
How will the control be delivered?
How will the students receive the content? And this also consists of the assessment.
While knowledge and skill development are primary objectives, executable for the specific audience at hand, in reality, audiences are not statistical averages.
While there may be a stereotypical "non-traditional learner" we might design courses for, to effectively address diverse students within a class, the instructor should offer multiple learning modalities and engage students as individuals.
So, yes, what students should know and do and how, but also, flexibility in delivery!
You're very welcome. Happy holidays! :-)
Warm regards....
Dr. Sealey
Dr. Naomi,
Thanks for your reply - whenever it may be. Happy holidays.
Take care.
Hi Dr. Crews,
My apology for the late response. However, as you know I completed this course right before Thanksgiving, so I am just getting starting again.
I hope you have a great Turkey Day!
TCOs' are Terminal Course Objectives and are used when developing courses. I do love the development stage of education. Have a great day!
Best...
Dr. Naomi
Tyra,
The visual component is something students and instructors alike have difficulties with when they begin online learning. It takes creativity to move beyond that. Thanks!
I believe from personal experience that the most important consideration when authoring an online course is the student population for the course. This can be more difficult as "we" do not get to "see" and interact with our students in the traditional sense. The universities program and requirements are also part of the design process. The third consideration is proposing learning activities that relate well in the online environment and provide a range of different type of learning experiences.
