Notes for Course Facilitator 

Summary: This page provides an overview of the course, including course description and requirements. This course was designed to be facilitated by someone at your institution (e.g., instructional designer, director of online learning, etc.).

Suggestions: 

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

 

Instructor Contact

Instructors

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<Insert Name>

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Office

  

Office Hours
Phone

 

E-mail

Course Information

Course Name <Replace - Course Title>
Semester/Year
Location This is a fully online course.  All activities and interaction will occur online.


Course Description

Welcome to <Replace - Course Title>, a faculty development course at <Replace -  Institutional Name> sponsored by <Replace -  Department Name>.

<Replace - Course Title> is designed to provide information related to pedagogical, logistical and technical aspects of teaching online. This course will help you prepare yourself, your course, and your students to participate in a successful online teaching and learning experience. In <Replace - Course Title>, you will learn about:


Course Objectives


Required Text

There is no required textbook for this course.

Supplemental readings

Supplemental readings (often provided as web links) are included as appropriate within the weekly content.


Course Requirements

Successful completion of <Replace - Course Title> will certify you to develop and deliver online courses at <Replace -  Institutional Name>. In order to receive <Replace - Course Title>certification, you must complete the following:


Course Structure

This web-based course includes online content and assignments. Details regarding each portion of this course are provided below. 

Module Content

Each module includes the following:

 

Build Your Course Activities (BYCA)

<Replace - Course Title> utilizes Build Your Course Activities to help you prepare for the development of your future online course. Within modules, you may be asked to apply the concepts you learn in this course to the Build Your Course Activities. The goal is for you to complete, at a minimum, the Instructor/Course Introduction, a Syllabus, Course Schedule, and Blueprint by the end of this course. Depending on the semester in which you plan to deliver your course, you may decide to set a goal to develop more than this minimum requirement during <Replace - Course Title>.

 

Creative Commons License

TOPKit Sample Course was prepared by the University of Central Florida (UCF). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.