There are two parts to this assignment — a review and adding a new web site.

Part 1). Look at each of the following sites provided below. Briefly describe three of these Web resources in 25-50 words (each).

Part 2). Next, locate and post a new Web site/resource related to online teaching and learning. Create a hyperlink and provide a description of the site.

Respond to at least two other students’ posts.

Web Resources:

1. Engaging Students in Asynchronous Online Classes

https://www.ideaedu.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/IDEA%20Papers/IDEA%20Papers/PaperIDEA_64.pdf

2. Designing for Learning

https://ctl.mesacc.edu/teaching/designing-an-online-course/

3. Tips to Apply Adult Learning Theory to eLearning

https://elearningindustry.com/9-tips-apply-adult-learning-theory-to-elearning’

STUDENT RESPONSE ONE

Part 1). Look at each of the following sites provided below. Briefly describe three of these Web resources in 25-50 words (each).

1. Engaging Students in Asynchronous Online Classes

https://www.ideaedu.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/IDEA%20Papers/IDEA%20Papers/PaperIDEA_64.pdf

–This site discusses how to actively engage students in the online environment by including additional web-based tools and revamping the use of the discussion forums.

2. Designing for Learning

https://ctl.mesacc.edu/teaching/designing-an-online-course/

This site provides information on how to effectively design an online course including four design practices to map out the course and 4 strategies on how to put the course online.

9. Generating and Facilitating Engaging and Effective Online Discussions

https://edservices.wiley.com/strategies-for-better-online-discussion/

This site provides nine student engagement strategies for online discussion forums. The strategies describe how faculty can connect with online students and provide quality online learning experiences.

 Part 2). Next, locate and post a new Web site/resource related to online teaching and learning. Create a hyperlink and provide a description of the site.

Faculty Resources Transitioning to Online

https://louislibraries.org/online_transition/Faculty

This site is dedicated to providing resources to faculty who are transitioning to online. The site also provides resources for designing and teaching hybrid courses including syllabus templates and teaching guides.

STUDENT RESPONSE TWO

Part I: Review three of the provided websites

Site 1 9 Tips to Apply Adult Learning Theory to eLearning (elearningindustry.com)

The first thing I noted about this site is there are too many ads that got in the way of my reading/perusal. Beyond that, I did find it a useful resource. I have never really considered myself an academician. My background is in business, and I had never taken education courses in my educational career. My guess is that many higher education faculty and workforce trainers similarly lack this formal educational background. This article took an academic topic, namely Knowles theories on adult learning (Pappas, 2013), and restated these theories in a way that could be easily understood (Pappas, 2014). In my opinion, people without an educational background will better understand Knowles theories in a real-world context, and people with an educational background will better understand application of these theories in eLearning.

Site 2 Latest Trends in Online Education (facultyfocus.com)

This is a robust resource! I chose to explore the first link entitled Effective Online Strategies to Improve Your Online Teaching (Faculty Focus, n.d.). The topic of the page is effective online strategies, but for each of those strategies, a variety of additional resources is provided. Some of the resources are free and some are paid, but they are clearly identified as such (Faculty Focus, n.d.). Further exploration of the site clearly identifies a variety of free resources, including updates on eLearning trends and effective teaching strategies.

Site 3 Designing for Learning (https://ctl.mesacc.edu/teaching/designing-an-online-course/)

This site is a part of The Center for Teaching and Learning at Mesa Community College. This is a comprehensive site for the work we are about to undertake in creating an online course (The Center for Teaching and Learning, n.d.). One of the things I liked was the approach they took at the beginning. In my experience, we often suggest to faculty that they use their current syllabus and look for ways to translate activities online. This site suggests that you instead start with what the learner needs to do. While this approach might seem daunting to faculty new to online learning, I believe it is a much better approach to creating an online course. One thing I saw on this site I had not seen before was the ABCD Method to creating Objectives (The Center for Teaching and Learning, n.d.). You should check it out!

Part II: New Site Online Learning Consortium (onlinelearningconsortium.org)

The Online Learning Consortium website provides a wealth of resources for eLearning faculty. Community Memberships are free (Online Learning Consortium, n.d.) and allow access to research articles, blogs, and tools you can use to evaluate your online courses. There are also institutional memberships available.

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