Resources for Online Teaching

Working in new teaching environments, such as the World Wide Web or interactive, two-way video conferencing (ITV), may have you wondering "what works best?" It's a great time to rethink your courses, search for instructional partners, and determine how to integrate available technologies and resources, matching them to your course content, learning objectives, and student needs.

The instructional design process we use in our planning and consulting with faculty can be summarized in five steps: (1) analyzing, (2) designing, (3) developing, (4) implementing, and, (5) evaluating.

Instructional design has been defined as "an organized procedure that includes the steps of analyzing learner needs, designing content to fill the gap of knowledge, skills, or problem-solving abilities, developing modules and lesson plans, implementing the course using a variety of technologies and learning strategies, and evaluating course design and student performance during and after instruction. (Adapted from Seels & Richey, 1994, p. 31).

Engaging Learners with Technology (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Cheryl L. Bielema

Instructional Design for Technology-based Education (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Cheryl L. Bielema

Instructional Design Tutorial
Web-based modules from Distance Education Instructional Design Project, Universities of Florida, Idaho State, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and UMSL

Instructional Strategies for Online Courses
Illinois Online Network

Online Handbook, Resources for Teaching Evaluation
University of North Dakota, Office of Instructional Development

Teaching Tips Archive
Indiana State University

Instructional Technology and Teaching Online
Indiana University Northwest

Video: Online Collaboration
Teaching strategies for online collaborative team work. (Requires Windows Media Player).

Video: Planning for Hybrid or Blended Courses
Overview of blended course development, including examples of design and teaching strategies. (Requires Windows Media Player).