“Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher.” The Courage to Teach, Parker J. Palmer

Hello and Welcome!

In this course we explore methods and strategies that can be useful as you get ready to develop or teach online courses of your own. The course includes both text-based and video-based instruction organized into four modules. The course is four weeks in length, with each module lasting one week.

How to Get Started

Look at the Course Navigation menu on the left of this page. It contains links to important areas of this course.

First, use the Announcements link to find important information from your instructor.
Next review information about the course using the TTOL Course Syllabus link. There you'll find a course description, instructor contact information, course outcomes, grading criteria and other important information about how this course works.

This course is delivered through weekly content modules. Use the Modules link to find the modules area. Start with activites in Module 0 -Orientation Activities

Questions?

If you have questions about something in the course, please use the Question and Answer Forum first. You can always find this discussion forum two ways:

by using the Discussions link in the Course Navigation Menu.
by using the Modules link in the Course Navigation Menu- the class Q&A forum is at the top of the page.

If you need to discuss something only with the course facilitator, please use the Canvas Inbox to send a message.

**If you need a refresher on how to use something in Canvas visit the Canvas Orientation Course here: Canvas Instructor Orientation course

Transitioning to Teaching Online Spring 2015