Title: Web Vet Strategies (Idea for Course Facilitator)
Course: TOPkit Sample Course Lite > Section: Module 1 - Navigating the Online Environment

Notes for Course Facilitator

Summary:

This page provides participants with the opportunity to hear from other faculty who have developed online courses and/or have taught online.

Suggestions:

- It is suggested that this page be updated to include your institution's WebVet resources.

Gentle reminder: Update all content highlighted in yellow to reflect your institution.

We have often found that faculty prefer to hear from other faculty with online teaching experience rather than listen to the instructional designers discuss online strategies and pedagogy. We have heard "I want someone talking with me and not at me." A harsh statement but some times true.

A nice way to do this is to bring in experts from the field. This also puts participants in contact with experienced faculty that they can then call on for future advice.

This section should be reserved to host messages/videos/sample courses/best practices from your faculty having taught online in either a blended or completely online course. If it is possible/applicable, get a blended instructor and web-based instructor to participate. It is suggested that you use a video but a facilitated discussion board or content page could also be used.

Suggested questions/topics for WebVets to discuss:

1. Introduction/Orientation - Do you use an instructor introduction or course introduction? If so, what do you discuss? How do you find it beneficial?
2. Course Tools – What tools in <Insert LMS here>  do you use most often? Which have worked and not worked for you? Do you use any 3rd party tools?
3. Communication - What tool do you use for communication? Any specific protocol? "Only answer question Mon – Friday?  Reply within 24 hours." Availability to answer student questions
4. Any Web Vet advice in the areas of Accessibility, FERPA, and Copyright? What have your experiences been?
5. Do you define course/module objectives? What types of online activities occur to assist in delivering the objectives? Discussion postings? Class projects?
6. Assessment - What is your assessment strategy? Quizzes? Projects? Papers?
7. Course Administration/Student Support – How have you handled student support?  Student Lounge? Direct links to <Replace - LMS Support Team> Student Support? Do you use the <Insert LMS here> Online Orientation?
8. Challenges associated with online delivery, such as technical, communication, student (engagement, online environment competency), time (management, zones), cheating, lectures online, handouts, etc.
9. Strategies to address the challenges of teaching online.

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