Teaching Tip: Take (or peruse) an online course

July 8, 2016

Marissa Carl

One of the most common questions faculty ask in is: 鈥淲hat does an online course look like?鈥 We all have years 鈥 and in some cases decades 鈥 of practice forming expectations of face-to-face learning experiences, but for those who are new to teaching online it is often difficult to imagine how it all works. Learning experiences are complicated. Even if you鈥檙e a veteran online instructor, it can be helpful to take a look at what others are doing in their online courses. No matter where you鈥檙e at, touring a few courses can be a very important step toward building your fluency with the medium of online instruction.

for ideas on where to find courses that will be helpful to you.

鈥 Teaching Tip by Owen Guthrie, M.A., who is an instructional designer with over 30 years of experience serving teaching and learning in higher education.