Design for Online Learning Toolkit

Engagement Through Videos

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 16, 2020

Chances are that if you’ve considered developing an online course, you’ve thought about the role that video will play in your content delivery approach. Videos are visually rich engagement tools that can be leveraged for all types of course communica ...

Instructor Presence

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 16, 2020

Establishing and maintaining a strong sense of instructor presence is of utmost importance when teaching an online course. Not only does it help learners feels connected to the instructor and the course, it can lessen any feelings of isolation and in ...

Foundations in Excellence for Teaching Online

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

April 3, 2020

Foundations for excellence in teaching onlineIn this self-paced experience, you’ll learn about topics that are recognized to be effective in online teaching, yet they really can be applied in any modality.So if you’re teaching remotely, in a hybrid f ...

Academic Integrity

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 30, 2020

Much the same as with campus-immersion or face-to-face courses, promoting a culture of integrity online is of upmost importance. Concerns of students cheating or violating academic integrity exist regardless of the mode of teaching, but there are a v ...

Lab Experiences

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 19, 2020

Using a digital learning platform you can bring traditional labs that are often done in campus immersion courses to the online learning environment, allowing students to fully immerse in the lab experience. Here we’ll explore ways to do that. Vi ...

Communication

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 19, 2020

For any course, communication is key! This overview will provide recommendations on how to ensure your communication with your online students is effective, positive, and builds community within your online course.Video Introduction:In this video (6: ...

Assessment

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 19, 2020

Your assessment strategy for your course should be driven by your learning objectives, be varied, and include both formative and summative assessments.Video Introduction:In this video (4:06) we’ll explore assessments more in-depth. Additional Re ...

Learning Objectives

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 19, 2020

Learning objectives are one of the foundational pieces to designing and developing a learning experience. Writing them can be challenging at first, but with some practice and support you’ll quickly improve.Video Introduction:This video (4:18) will pr ...

Learning Design

By: EdPlus Digital Learning Team

March 19, 2020

Learning design is the intentional and deliberate planning of your learning experience to ensure that you create a course that is valuable to your learners, gets them the knowledge and skills they require, and is an engaging and enriching experience. ...

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