Chapter 4 Outline

Chapter 4 Outline
Planning Your Online Course

A. Can you Make Patterns from Clouds?

• Why design a course? The importance of structure in a virtual environment -- or not?
• Alternative approaches to design (e.g. Systems, Constructivist, Linear, Non-Linear)
• Agreeing on a model e.g. ADDIE?

B. What are the Roles of the Design Team?

• An ideal team
• Defining the roles:
  
  • Content expert
  • Content writer
  • multimedia developer
  • editor
  • instructional designer
    

C. Who's the Audience?

• Level of prior knowledge
• Age (does it matter?)

D. How do we move from Concepts to Mapping?

• Begin by creating a concept map -- to identify ideas that need to be put across
• Linking and sequencing concepts
• Course mapping:
  • outcomes
  • resources
  • activities
  • evaluation
    

E. Why should we consider eLearning Styles?

• Readiness for eLearning
• Some checklists for readiness, e.g. Guelph U

F. How does eTeaching Style affect design?

• Some well-respected models and instruments
• How your teaching style affects your design
  

G. How important is the Packaging?

• Deciding on Units of study
• Structure
• Sequence
• Flow
• Pacing
• Tone
• Coherence
• Consistency
• Navigation
  
• Colour
• Fonts
  

H. Conclusion