Online+Course+Design

=**Online Course Design** =

 [|Design Basics]  View this tutorial in order to learn how to create content items, add course content links, and hide tools from students.

 [|Course Design Tips]  This link provides a number of resources describing practical teaching suggestions for using Blackboard.  (Tutorial provided by DePaul University)

 Designer Tools  This link provides information and tutorials regarding designer tools such as, file manager, manage course, and selective release.

Overview of Online Teaching and Getting Started in Course Design Training module from Maryland Faculty Online with topics including Target Audience, Instructional Design, and Assessment Techniques.
 * Online Training for Online Teaching**

Teaching Your Online Course Training module from Maryland Faculty Online with topics including Communicating Online, Management Strategies, and Technologies

[|Excellent List of Ideas and Common Practice for Online Course Design] [|Tips for Creating Online Courses from Georgia Southern] [|Storyboarding Tips for Course Design] (Tutorial provided by University of Illinois) [|Course organization ideas from BlackBoard] White Papers- Very good resources and and ideas regarding topics in online teaching including Assessment Techniques, Communication, and Best Practices. (Tutorial provided by Maryland Faculty Online)
 * Articles, Websites, Ideas**

[|Xmind] Concept Mapping
 * Software and Tools**

[|mindmeister.com] Collaborative and Real-Time Concept Mapping

[|USG Share] USG SHARE is a digital repository for instructional content provided by the University System of Georgia to share high quality instructional resources within the USG
 * Learning Objects**

[|Maryland Faculty Online] Learning objects including Science, Liberal Arts, and Math

[|Free Images]
 * Content**

[|Demo course from Georgia Southern] [|Demo Course from FDU] [|Demo course from Wilmington University]
 * Sample Courses**

Please make sure to include these items in every online course at UWG.
 * Fine Print**