CORRESPONDING COMPONENTS
I like how, in this first section of the course, relationships were identified between online curricula and face-to-face curricula.
For example, having a clearly organized framework or structure of the course as with a syllabus corresponds to an easily-navigable online platform.
I mention this because i think it is important to think about traditional teaching when designing online platforms. Each real-life component of classroom teaching should have a corresponding online component.
I think if we approach online course design in this manner we will be successful.
Another aspect I am particularly curious about is: how can we replace the human contact component of classroom teaching? The short answer is that we cannot. However I think that if we are creative we can. One simple example might be making phone calls to students when they are really stuck. I have done this in the past and my students seem to really appreciate the personalized and real-time attention to their concerns.
