I am wondering where people find videos and visuals for their courses. My husband teaches high school and was told he can use anything out there freely in his classes. It is my understanding in the for profit world we are not allowed to do so, but there are so many great things on you tube for example. I am curious where others obtain valuable information for the students?

How do you all get students to do more than the minimum work in a forum. If it says to post two comments by Monday there are many who wait until Monday and just post two. They expect that gives them an "A" when in reality it was the minimum.

I have taught online for several years now and have been asked to develop a comprehensive exam for a master's program. This alone is a daunting task, but you develop a whole course is where I aspire to go with it. I feel there is just so much that can be discussed in a criminal law class for example that I don't know where to even begin. Do any of you have thoughts on how to narrow the topics to start developing course materials?

Teaching online can be stressful because I feel the need to always be working. Having a full-time job, three kids and a husband are stressful enough. When I add to the equation the need to check into the class more than several times a day because the Internet is so easy to access everywhere I am with my computer and blackberry. This training is helping me understand I need to let go of some things to work better.