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Developing your online course -- Carolina Online Teacher Program

This online course is designed to help teachers develop strategies for building online courses.

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Course description

In Developing Your Online Course, you will put into practice the design and development strategies you learned throughout the COLT program.

You will begin by first creating a framework for developing an entire online course. Secondly, you will go through the process of building one complete learning module, with specific focus on the process of producing the content, learning activities, and assessments of activities for one unit of the online course you are creating.

By the end of this course, you should have the basic outline and tools to fully develop an online course and the materials ready to use in an actual instructional setting for one unit or week of a course.

Participants will be expected to fully participate in discussions, individual assignments, field tests, and peer reviews.

This course is part of the Carolina Online Teacher Program.

Course objectives

  • Learn the pedagogy of online courses through readings, participant research, and experiences
  • Create a framework and process for developing an entire online course
  • Develop the content, documents, and layout for one complete learning module of your future course
  • Conduct peer reviews and tests of your lessons to ensure their effectiveness
  • Research and develop methods of assessing students beyond simple courseware quizzes
  • Compile a notebook of learning techniques and tools you’ll use in designing, developing and teaching your own online course
  • Review fair-use and copyright laws
  • Understand and analyze online teaching standards

Course information

Syllabus
You can view full the course syllabus here.
Audience
This course is appropriate for teachers of all subjects and grade levels who wish to teach online.
Time commitment
7-10 hours per week
Prerequisites
Blackboard or Moodle Training or approved substitute, Teaching Online Courses, and Facilitating Online Collaboration.
Duration
Six weeks
Credits
3.0 CEUs

Standards alignment

North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards (2009)

  • Goal 2: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.
    • Objective 2.01: Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults.
    • Objective 2.03: Teachers treat students as individuals.
    • Objective 2.04: Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs.
  • Goal 4: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
    • Objective 4.03: Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.
    • Objective 4.05: Teachers help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
    • Objective 4.07: Teachers communicate effectively.
    • Objective 4.08: Teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned.
  • Goal 5: Teachers reflect on their practice.
    • Objective 5.03: Teachers function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.