An Introduction to Online Teaching

Workshop Assignment

Introduction

A big part of teaching online successfully is having an adventurous attitude. Your

course is almost always enriched when you try to include new and different types of

activities for your students. By just falling back on what is familiar and easy, both you

and your students will only scratch the surface of meaningful online learning.

The biggest adventure, of course, is learning the basics for the first time!

Task

For this workshop, a blank course shell has been created for you in Blackboard. Using this shell, you are

to create an online equivalent of one unit from one of your face-to-face courses.

Your online unit should include at least:

Unit overview

Unit objectives

2 resources (reading, video, interactive website, and/or other)

1 activity (discussion, blog, wiki, or other)

1 assessment (assignment, test, case study, or other)

Be sure to include directions and any web links or information that your students will need to complete

each component.

Lastly, do not worry about creating a “perfect unit” for this assignment. We are all approaching online

learning for the first time, so mastery is not expected!

Time to Complete

You will have one week to complete this unit, which you will share with your fellow workshoppers when

we reconvene for part II.

Assistance

If you need help with using Blackboard throughout that week, don’t hesitate to contact James Kowalski at

kowalskij225@cod.edu or 630-942-2357. That said, don’t be afraid to try things out on your own. Trial

and error is one of the best ways to learn!

Also, here are some links to help you with Blackboard:

www.cod.edu/it/blackboard/faculty.htm

bit.ly/bbfacultyvideos

bit.ly/bbfacultyhelp