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 * For Instructors **

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Blackboard, Wimba, Turnitin, Respondus

**Course Design**

Need to Have

 * **IMPORTANT: Online-course development guide** (This will help you succeed in the intensive process of putting a course online)
 * Downloadable timeline for course development and refreshes. [|coursedev-updateInstructor.xls]
 * [|Organizing schemes for online courses (e.g., weekly, modular)]
 * [|Syllabus Template]
 * Developing slide and audio-based lectures for online teaching.
 * [|How to design effective presentations for teaching and learning.]
 * [|Concrete Examples of Best Practices in Online Instruction]
 * [|Checklist for online course development tasks.pdf]
 * [|Tips for designing recorded lectures.pdf]

Nice to Have

 * Learning Objectives Builder
 * Vince Mudd's Syllabus
 * [|Syllabus example for non-credit courses.pdf]
 * [|Syllabus example of SDSU Geology 101 course] (web page)
 * [|Writing basic HTML code for more customization in Blackboard.]
 * [|The art of writing great voice over scripts]
 * Designing materials that everyone can use (Universal Design for Learning, Accessibility design)
 * [|Should I use the discussion board, blogs or a wiki in BB 9?]
 * Free online instructor training resources
 * MiraCosta College's Online Teaching Certificate
 * University of Central Florida's Blended Learning Toolkit

Teaching

 * Example of [|Introductory email]to send students when course begins
 * [|How to give electronic feedback on papers with Word's track changes and comments].
 * Create engaging discussion board prompts
 * 6 Tips for presenting (synchronously) remotely.
 * [|Understanding Intellectual Property (for SDSU faculty & lecturers).pdf]
 * Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (UCF)
 * Learn how to design and teach online courses
 * MiraCosta College's Online Teaching Certificate
 * University of Central Florida's Blended Learning Toolkit

Assessment

 * FevaTools: Formative Evaluation Tools for Online Course Design
 * SALG: Student Assessment of Learning Gains (Surveys)
 * [|Tips on preventing cheating in distance education]
 * **Administering proctored exams**: Developed by SDSU Professor, Gary Girty, these materials help facilitate setting up proctoring situations for students unable to come to SDSU to take tests and exams. The assume you'll be sending paper-based exams. Use them to establish relationships and expectations of exam proctors for students. Use them as templates, editing content to meet your needs.
 * [|ProctorInfo.doc] (Information for students about how to set up a proctor)
 * [|LetterToProctor.doc] (Information for Proctor about your testing procedure)
 * [|ExamNote.doc] (Included in the envelop with exam, this reiterates the testing procedure for the instructor.)

For Students

 * [|Six Qualities of Highly Successful Online Students]
 * Self-evaluation for potential online learners.
 * Excellent set of videos on [|How to Get the Most out of Studying]

Articles and Research

 * [|How Student's Develop Online Learning Skills]
 * [|5 Easy Things You Can Do to Your Course This Summer]
 * [|Designing Online Courses to Discourage Dishonesty]

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