I found the professional development suggestions helpful- I am enrolled in 2 online classed this summer and will be evalauting them based on my study of these modules (and keeping note of what worked particulalry to hinder or enhance my experience). I liked the emphasis on formative evaluation of the course and the reminder to keep a chart of when this occuts (every 3-5 weeks); just as in the F2F classroom, this informs instuction. Ditto for the recommendation to keep a log or history of revisions and to later reflect on whether the revision did waht was intended. The notes about carefully evaluating the online resources that may be linked in a dynamic syllabus are timely and lead back to the initial premise of study, that everything in the course must support the learning goal.
