By: Tani McBeth

Tani McBeth — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 18:03:50 +0000

That’s a nice way to approach updates with only 1 suggestion each term. Often, we need to reign ourselves in from our exciting ideas to what’s doable with the rest of our workload. I often like to think of it as phases for our updates-phase 1 getting the basics ready for the next term, phase 2 implementing 1 or 2 new things the next term, phase 3 implementing 1 or 2 further adjustments the next term, etc. And, sometimes we can try out one new thing such as a video overview of the week or a mini lecture in just one or two modules and then the next term in another module or two, etc. It nicely breaks down the process to a doable one…

By: Peter Seaman

Peter Seaman — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:05:26 +0000

Thanks, Tani, for this great blog post! As coordinator of the OIO training, I’m really pleased to see the survival guide promoted in this way. The advice on the phases of an online course has always seemed like the most useful – and most challenging! – part of the book. I’d advise online instructors to pick one suggestion to implement each term; otherwise the advice can seem overwhelming. Thanks again for providing such a comprehensive and holistic overview.

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