Key Takeaways

1. Evaluate your face-to-face course materials for how well they will function in an online environment.

2. Consider media-rich and/ or courseware options for enhancing the learning experience through a variety of course materials.

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The course materials that you select to complement your course content are an important part of shaping your students’ experience. Typically, textbooks and/or journal articles are the most common materials. Since your course is online, it may be that there are publisher or other materials that easily integrate with Moodle. Courseware in Context (CWiC) provides a selection tool that may help you identify and select appropriate resources, and EdSurge curates a selection of courseware options.

Another option that can provide an immersive, customizable learning experience is Open Educational Resources (OERs) designed for online use and incorporating multimedia approaches (in addition to being more cost-efficient than traditional textbooks).

Finally, there are countless resources from audio and video selections to interactive games and activities to having students themselves create learning artifacts that you can use to reinforce learning and keep students actively engaged.

Beginner

Consider what you want to achieve through course materials and explore the options available for your online course.

Intermediate

Evaluate the materials you are using, and consider options to customize your materials as it makes sense in support of your course objectives and learning activities.

Advanced

Keep your content fresh and relevant by reviewing existing content and incorporating new materials as appropriate. Consider your selection process and reflect on how well your course materials support your objectives.




Last modified: Monday, July 6, 2020, 1:13 PM