Online Education
Online Education is a half course that focuses on the qualities of effective online pedagogy in university courses. This is a totally online course with lessons and activities that provide you with the experience of being both an instructor and a student in an online environment. Online Education is an experiential course that covers introductory theory in online pedagogies, as well as the practicalities of teaching an online course at the University of Windsor.
Topics include: Determining an appropriate model of delivery to support learning, interaction and collaboration techniques, course design, building instructional elements, and design of assessment and feedback for learning.
Please note: There will be some learner readiness activities that will need to be completed by participants prior to the course beginning.
Past offerings
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Online Education
This half-course focuses on the qualities of effective
online education for university courses.
Topics include: Determining an appropriate model of delivery to
support learning, interaction and collaboration techniques, course
design, building instructional elements, and design of assessment
and feedback for learning. This is a hybrid course, with two
in-class face-to-face sessions (one each at the beginning and end
of the course), coupled with weekly online lessons and activities.
Dates: January 27-March 10, 2010
Face to face classes (Location Lambton 2103): Wednesday, January 27 and Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Classes from February 1-March 1 will be conducted online
(No class activities scheduled for Feb. 16-19)
Pre-requisites: Undergraduate degree in any discipline, computer with broadband Internet access. Preference will be given to individuals currently enrolled in the University Teaching Certificate Program
Audience: Faculty, Sessional Instructors, Graduate Students with teaching responsibilities