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is a great resource, especially for introductory-level courses.

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Provide structure and clear expectations

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Provide structure and clear expectations

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Be sure to have a structure for what and how you are grading. Rubrics can help with this. You also need to be clear about your expectations for students. Being as detailed as possible is good in an online course. You'll always have those students who try to find the loopholes!

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Sometimes you're more than just a "teacher"

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Sometimes you're more than just a "teacher"

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For some students (especially those in a fully online program), you are more than just an instructor of the the course. You may be the only point of contact for that student. Be prepared to answer questions and assist with issues that are not course related (see 'Support' post in this document).

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can help save you time in providing feedback to your students (e.g., using the rubric feature).

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Rethink everything you know about teaching

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Rethink everything you know about teaching

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Marwa discussed it not being easy, but you will need to detach yourself from what you learned and know about teaching and think differently about it for the online environment. Other panels also mentioned this and warned against trying to replicate what you do in a face-to-face class with an online class (e.g., having to rethink the traditional lecture course and what that translated to or looks like online).

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It was reiterated several times today that planning is key.

Plan and build everything BEFORE your course starts.

Dedicate time for planing. Block off a development period in which you devote your time to building your course.

Blueprint your course or create a course map. Connect course learning objectives with assessments and find/create related materials to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed. Alignment between objectives/outcomes, teaching methods, and assessment is crucial!

Be consistent in the organization of your course from topic-to-topic/week-to-week, and be consistent in course design within your online program (if applicable).

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Be flexible and ready to change and adjust as needed.

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As someone to take a look at your course and share their feedback (colleague, support staff, etc.).

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Pilot activities or assessments as much as you can in Moodle before you offer an online course. You can incorporate them in your face-to-face course and offer them as extra credit opportunities to your students if you like.

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Think like an online student- put yourself in their shoes. Thank about what you can do as an instructor to help them become successful in your course (e.g., ways to keep them on track).

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Use the 'Search Forums' block or the 'forum posts' link in a student's profile to see all of an individual student's posts for grading or review purposes.

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You can't force interaction (student-student or student-instructor). Encourage interactions in a way that isn't "top-down aggressive."

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Don't be afraid of group work in your online course. You will need to be flexible.

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Create small/short assignments to keep students on track throughout the term.

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Provide students with a variety of options, or let them decide how they would like to showcase what they learned.

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to make expectations clear.

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I found it interesting to hear that faculty feel thrown in the fire when teaching online courses. Developmental sessions and help from FTC seem to be the most influential factors in course design.

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Be prepared and budget lots of time for solving problems

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Be prepared and budget lots of time for solving problems

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Seems very important to utilize the tools available to you - resources, teaching assistants, automated grading, etc.

Be wary if you lack time management skills...

Experiences regarding group work seem to vary. Still unclear if this a good or bad route to take with online courses.

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We appreciated how to become personal in online course

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We appreciated how to become personal in online course

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- Organization of discussion forum

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In online learning, students need support outside of course content. They need admissions, technology, proctoring, and student support.

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If you rely on your energy or personality to teach and convey your information, you need to consider alternatives for online where you are just a voice and less of a presence

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Planning, planning, planning

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Thank you for this panel. I found that the information regarding large classes and testing to be th
e most informative. I also learned to use Turnitin for services other than checking similarities.