Course Design
"Interactive
learning can take place in a variety of ways in an on-line
classroom; between instructor and student, between student
and the learning materials, among students, or between student
and guest lecturer." --Designing and Teaching an
On-Line Course, Heidi Schweizer.
A variety of strategies
exist for teaching online. A successful online course incorporates
a number of these strategies to facilitate self-directed learning
and collaboration.
Individually and
collaboratively, UHV faculty are continually developing their
own best practices for online instruction. Also, several industry
standards exist for best practices in delivering electronically-based
courses. These industry standards have been endorsed by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Southern
Regional Education Board (SREB) and the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board (THECB).
Whether you're new to online course development or an experience
online instructor, faculty will find best practices that they
can use.
The growth of online courses and the use of technology-mediated
instructional materials is exciting. Instruction is no longer
restricted to a specifc point in either time or space. With
the change in instruction arises the interest of faculty and
administrators about related copyright issues. The Copyright
Acts of 1976 and the newly signed TEACH Act provide valuable
information about copyright and fair use as it applies to
the online environment.
To help faculty ensure that their online courses are accessible
to all students--those with and without disabilities, ISS
has compiled some universal design principles and web accessibility
guidelines. Also, the university has established procedures
for providing academic accommodations for qualified students
with disabilities.
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