The Broad Overview
Online Learners

Course Design
      Introduction
      Types of Web Courses
      Converting to Online
      Best Practices
      Course Design
      Design Elements
      Instructional Creativity
      Communication Issues
      Online Assessment
      Using Multi-Media
      Copyright Issues
      References

Course Dev. Workshop

Online Literature
      Scholarly Resources
      Teaching Resources
      Useful Links

Welcome to the School of Education's Online Teaching guide!

This section will give you a broad overview of Online Teaching and Learning. All of the sites below have been selected for the comprehensiveness of their material.

The sites will answer some of the most frequently asked questions. For a more detailed approach to the whole subject of online teaching and learning visit the detail sections in the left sidebar.

The Broad Overview (Quick Answers about Online Learning)

Frequently Asked Questions about Online Courses http://www.vic.uh.edu/webct/FAQs.htm

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning http://www.dso.iastate.edu/dept/asc/elearner/advantage.html

Ten Advantages of Online Courses http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/schamberlin/iwillsurvive_advantages.htm

Should I consider teaching an online course? http://www.ncsu.edu/it/edu/talks/components/getting_involved.html

How to Design an Online Course http://www.dlrn.org/educ/design.html

An Online Course in a Nutshell http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/online/orientation/nutshell.htm

Instructional elements of an online course http://www.ncsu.edu/it/edu/talks/components/essential.html

Instructional Strategies for Online Courses http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresources/instructionaldesign/instructionalstrategies.html

Why Set Up a Course Website? http://www.plu.edu/~libr/workshops/web_course/why.html

A General Guide to Online Teaching! (The Best we've come across) http://umrtv.cee.umn.edu/guide/index.htm This site provides excellent information for educators considering, and practicing, web-based instruction.