Great suggestions Dr. Meers, however, the lecture requirement by the professor is 55 minutes in this particular online environment.

I would like to add that this is an online environment.

I was recently hired to teach a class I've never taught before in a non-traditional teaching environment. A week before the class began I was given a textbook, a broad scenario and weekly student tasks posted within the course, but no lecturing tools. Within the task list for each section were topic suggestions to base each lecture. Any suggestions or comments on how best to approach lecture preparation are welcome.