The importance of planning and creating a course module template, testing the template, revising, and implementing. Implementation should also be from the student perspective. Modules should be consistent from module to module.
Course modules should be consistent and easy to follow. They should also be similar in length. Course materials should be kept in an organized fashion and made readily available for students to access. I plan to take a look at my on-line modules for my course to ensure consistency, length or organization.
Creating and sharing a learning-object Database can make your life a ton easier the next time you teach a course.
I believe in consistency also framework. I also have used chunking in a classroom setting and believe it will be a great advantage with online instruction. In my profession 5-10 min. film clips work the best.
Being consistant is key to students success
I learned that we should keep a file of "learning objects" which can be easily accessed.
Two things I learned are consistency & preparedness>
I learned that developing a course framework is important for students in the learning process. It should be done with careful planning to ensure thatr the course content supports the course learning objective.
That it is important to keep the modules consistent. Stare learning material in the database to provide easy Quik access to material.
The most important thing I learned is creating templates, and organizing contents appropriately.
I learned that students need to have way to find all the information they need in simple layout. Everything needs to be outline for the students on the expectations of distance learning.
That all learning modules should have the same format.
I have learned developing a course work can assist students un teh learning process. What really happens the student in course work is consistency. Through the course work and audeince analysis can be deteremined which focuses on the students base knowledge and students learning needs.
To appropriately relate content and subject matter to the student learner, it is incumbent that I have have a comprehensive and current understanding of using learning systems to facilitate the needs of my students.
I have learned that each course or module should be done and organized the same way. This lessens confusion and helps the student to become familiar with the course outline. Course consistancy is major.
Reply to Kevin Short's post: I agree Kevin that modules are easier to follow if the format is consistent. Since most people attention span is somewhat short, chunking assignments would definiely be the preferred form of delivery.
Submitted by: Marilyn Renfroe
Going from the classroom to online is going to be different for all of us. Making sure my resources are easy to access and make available to the students. It will be important to break the lessons into smaller chuncks, since I will not be able to see when the students are starting to get distracted or confused by the material.
Developing a consistent "theme" for you online courses makes sense to me. It allows for consistency in the course layout, and it also makes it easy to change/find information quickly
I think the biggest take away thus far is that once you create a course module/template, you should check it in a student perspective to see how it would best work for them. If changes need to be made, make them. You should monitor your templates and keep them relatively the same to allow for consistency for students.
- I have learned how will content be delivered with online learning and how to deliver to the studentsthe content they need. I also was given advice on how our students will be assessed in their knowledge of the content? Understand what do students know and how we can adapt in online learning to better their knowledge of the content? What can students do to improve their online learning.
