Good question with many factors. Are you planning on using third party websites? What type of assessments will you likely use? Will you create powerpoints or camtasia videos? You can go from anywhere from three days to two weeks! Plan what you want in your class and start from there.
How can I estimate the time for an online course developer to complete the four phases of the ISD model?
Indeed they are and then you must review the class again after it has run a few times to see if content needs to be updated!
I disagree.
Online courses require, I would say, twice as more time as traditional on-ground courses to be developed. Learning activities should be chosen carefully and according to the Learning Objectives defined. Analysis, Design, Development, and Evaluation are necessary and require time.
I think you will have the same basic method, but sometimes you might have to update it.
I think I want ot sit in on one of your classes!!
so true! Many people like the traditional book, but e-books are becoming more favorable.
How do you know what type of students you will have? Will up update the class periodically?
I disagree with this statement. If anything, I think that it takes more time to develop the same course. As an online teacheryou have to make sure you are reaching all your students in different ways. The lectures might be easier because you don't actually have to deliver them, but you have be able to "deliver it" so your online students will understand. You also have to make assynchronous chats as well as synchoronous chats if that works for you.
I like courses that have both options (e-book and traditional book) available to the students. I also really like that many traditional textbooks are now adding an electronic component to the text. This gives the students additional resources and interactive sites to aid in learning.
I disagree that the time invested to develop a quality online course is less than the time required to develop the same course for a traditional classroom delivery.
If anything I think it takes longer because we really need to spend time thinking of ways to engage the students without being face to face.
In my traditional classrooms I can get my students attention. I have a large arsenal (yes arsenal- marshmallow shooters, silly string, squirt gun, flying monkey...) to wake them up with...these however, do not translate into the online environment.
As you may have guessed I love to use humor to help the students learn. I believe it is a great de-stressor and student learn without even realize that they are doing so. But in the virtual classroom you have to be very careful about how and what type of humor is used. We lose the nonverbal cues to let us know if the students are getting It (or not).
I also like to use the Socratic method when I teach and unless I have motivated students I do not necessarily get a good exchange of ideas to stimulate a question and answer session.
This is true....there are a lot of opinions. One thing to take into perspective....who is your audience?
I do not know if I agree or disagree because I am still in the training part of setting up an online course. I know one thing there seems to be alot of opinions on the topic and its hard to navigate the facts from opinions.
I read several of the replys to get an idea of what I will be faced with and I confused.
Good point...still learning as they go. So many students are still learning technology and content.
Disagree. I would argue it may very well take more time due to considerable less real-time synchronous interaction and the absence of any face-to-face interaction. The interaction referred to would include both student-instructor interaction as well as student-student interaction. This circumstance forces a need to compensate for the differences in communication media between traditional and online classrooms. Since the online classroom is a relatively recent phenomenon supported by relatively recent technology developments, the participants in the effort are still learning as they go. Consequently, the learning curve involved extends development time especially during the ISD evaluation phase.
Good point. In a face to face class, you can see your students reaction.
I disagree, it should take longer because you must the entire class planned with all activities and assessments included prior to students beginning the course. With an on site course, it's easier to change activities. This is especially advantageous when there is a teachable moment. I think back to 9/11 and the course that I was teaching on site at the time. During that semester I changed several activities because I felt there was a need. There have been other changes in activities since that time for a variety of reasons. These changes are not made lightly or for no purpose. This much for difficult with online courses.
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What about grading....does it take as long to grade online classes?
I disagree. You have to put in the same amount of time to develop your course after which you will need additional time to carefully adjust it for the online environment.
Good point....and as we all know...we as instructors have a passion for a particular topic more so that others. Does that sway the detail of the content?
