Put YOU into your course materials
The instructor-led online course will include material that highlights what you, as the content expert, feel is most important in a particular unit’s materials. Instructor’s presence include things like:
- a personal introduction including photos or video
- your perspective on each topic
- your relevant stories in your lecture materials
- providing links to current information in lecture materials and notes
- the value-added experience/expertise/reflection that you give to the course content
- important elements of the topic that aren’t in the course textbook
- expert interviews/journal articles with an explanation of why they were chosen
Techniques for incorporating instructor led content include:
Creating a video or audio introduction for the class (BA 343 Example)
Creating a video or audio introduction for each lesson unit (JRN 105 Example)
Adding your voice through audio clips (ANTH 242)
Example from audio lecture (.mp3)
Including well-written notes (MATH F108)
Providing Livescribe pen explanations (MATH F107X)
Creating screencasts for how-to tutorials (CITS F221)
Technology suggestions:
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Create a video introduction for your course. Be sure to include some information about your background and a brief overview of the course. Let students also see your enthusiasm for the subject matter, it will be a great inspiration for students just getting started.
Personal Learning Environment
Giving students access to your personal learning environment is a great way to provide your presence to the course. For example, if you use Diigo or other social bookmarking tools, set up a specific tag (ex: HIST100x) that goes on resources that can be shared with your students. Encourage your students to use and add resources of their own.
