1. Course objectives
2. Class format: strictly online or hybrid
3. Accreditation requirements
Karen ,
Short, concise list - but right on target. Thanks for your input.
William,
Well said. The systems should be easy to use. Without an easy to use system, the students won't use it and then they will not (more than likely) be able to reach the learning outcomes.
William,
Right on! I just put almost this exact working in another post. Thanks for your input.
William,
Yes, everything should resolve around the learning outcomes. Nice job.
Content, objectives, and student population
Exactly, we don't want to test the student's ability to use the learning system but rather the material needed to reach the learning outcomes.
The course objective or learning outcomes are the key to developing a course. It would do no good to develop a course for example that will result n a student being able to cook a cake if you wanted them to be able to build a house. Once we know what they need to be able to do we can break it down into incremental parts from the beginning point to the end result. But we also need to know where the student is beginning from and have various mediums to teach the details of the topic.
The first thing that would be important is to know what the learning objectives are for the course. Also knowing the students such as their current knowledge base is needed to know hoe to develop the course. Developing a framework that encompasses all of these points then will drive the map or plan of the course module.
ATUL,
Exactly. The more proactive we can be in our communication the better. Thanks for your input.
Pam,
Good list. And, all of these can be tied back to the learning outcomes. Thanks for your input.
I agree with you. Students must know program outcome even before enrolling them into program. All enrolled students must know in advance program expectations, how hard they need to work in enrolled program.
Instructors must use the same templates in all modules if possible to avoid confusion among students.
The contents of the paragraph/ templates and video should not be too lengthy in order to avoid slow learning process among students.
When authoring an online course, I believe that you must consider:
1) your background of the students
2) Your course work
3) what do you want the students to learn
Matthew,
Good list and remember to tie everything to the course learning outcomes. Nice job.
I believe the three most important things all relate back to the student.
1. What do i want the student to learn from the course.
2. How do I want the student to learn from this course.
3. Will this course be understandable from all different learning styles.
Nanette,
Definitely. We are all different, students and instructors, and we have to learn more about each other to work effectively.
I feel one should consider you student population and the course content and how will the students recieve the content as it relates to the learning objectives
Carlos,
Bringing your experience and real-world examples to the online classroom will certainly enhance students learning. Nice job.
Omari,
The visual appeal does play a part in the online course. Thanks for bringing that up. The LMS has so many features that it takes time to analyze what all you need to use. Thanks!
Catina,
Right on target. Thanks for adding your input in this forum.
Keep it up!
