Online course development transitioned to UM-System Missouri Online. See the UM-System Missouri Online website for the current schedule of Online Course Development and Online Teaching Certification programs.
Course Development Best Practices
- Create a welcoming home page for the course
- Reduce the number of navigation menu items to those you’re using
- Create a “Getting Started” module
- Course organized in modules (by theme, chapter, topic, week)
- Minimize # of items in a module by grouping resources in the assignment/discussion prompt
- Ensure due dates for assignments and exams are updated so it populates into calendar
- Hide syllabus button if you’re regularly adding content and assignments during the semester. Load your syllabus as a file in a module