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Resources for Teaching Online
In the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, we are committed to continuous improvement of our online programs. Together with the WT instructional designers, we have faculty resources to help you design your courses to best meet student learning outcomes. Below are videos moderated by Dr. Kristina Drumheller serving as the faculty online course support liaison. Each video presents different tools and ideas for online courses specifically, but many of the ideas can be used in other teaching formats as well.
As you develop your online course(s), consider using or adapting the template developed by WT's instructional designers. Provide a written or video tour of your course to help students locate items in your course as its design might differ greatly from other online courses in which students are enrolled. Identify ways to regularly communication with students and help them engage with the material. Online courses take take, but a well designed course can be as rewarding as any other format.
Faculty in FAH provided input into the rubric currently used to review online courses in the college. Email Dr. Drumheller at kdrumheller@wtamu.edu for a copy of the rubric.
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External Resources
Check out these excellent resources for your online teaching.
Want to read more on some of the subjects covered in the faculty videos? Consider the following books:
- Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes - Flower Darby & James Lang
- Creating Engaging Discussions: Strategies for "Avoiding Crickets" in any Size Classroom and Online - Jenner H. Herman & Linda B. Nilson
- Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating students, and Saving Faculty Time - Linda B. Nilson
- The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion - Sarah Rose Cavanagh
- Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Stuy Skills, and Motivation - Saundra Yancy McGuire with Stephanie McGuire
Here are articles to help with additional resources:
- Get more ideas on Scaffolding
- Check out more information on Google Tools
- Read this 5-part series on Discussion Boards: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
- And this one on Co-Facilitation Discussion Boards
- This article has some data on the usefulness of providing video lectures, even for flipped classrooms.
Check out the Faculty Focus Live podcast focused primarily on resources for those teaching online.
Learn about tools for Microlearning
Check out this really interesting Work Load Estimator for making sure you are not overloading students (or yourself!) and the research behind the calculations.
Or consider ways to enhance student locus of control through appreciative inquiry (AI) to improve motivation and engagement in courses. “The basic tenet of applying Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to academic learning is to help students generate awareness of their core values and strengths through appreciative dialogues, initially between the student and their professor: 1. Discovery by creating awareness of values; 2. Dream by envisioning what is possible; 3. Design by creating conversations to provoke ideals; and 4. Destiny by co-constructing future initiatives. AI can be applied in various populations and settings.” (Sudak-Allison et al., 2021). Read their study here.