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- The Online Classroom
- The Teaching Professor
- the Distance Education Report
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Month: August 2007
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Time Saving Tips
We can be very creative when stretched for time! Here are a few tips the recent edition of Teaching Online. Dr. Hayden Davis, an online instructor, recommends the following:
- Re-use standard announcements. He suggests keeping them as word docs in a file that can be retrieved easily and “cut and pasted” into your announcements area.
- Collect examples of good work (including discussion posts) which can be used to demonstrate effective approaches with students.
Many of you likely have some great time saving tips that you have discovered over the years – whether teaching an online or print based course. Why not share them with your colleagues here? Just add a comments below with your tip included!
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Easing into Fall Term
Seems like summer never quite got off the ground and the start of fall term is next week! If you are thinking about your distance courses, here are a few reminders to get you going:
- Review your course site. Courses are typically cleaned out and re-set before the start of term. Check with your course developer to find out when you can have access to it to check links and review content.
- WebCT servers will be challenged with the start of term volume. Remind your students to log on during mid-day (rather than evening) whenever possible – they’ll be less frustrated. You may want to check for updates on the WebCT upgrade project – periodically.
- Check your class list on the Faculty Service Centre.
- Send a welcome message to your students via the Faculty Service Centre. Online instructors usually do this as soon as the term starts (Tuesday, Sept. 4th). Print based instructors may want to wait until the close of registration (Sept. 18th).
- Check out OLT’s DE Instructors’ Guide and Instructors’ Resources – especially if you are new to teaching a distance course.
Note that there all many upcoming opportunities for learning about WebCT and Vista – both online and in-person. Check for upcoming events on the e-learning or TAG websites.
Happy start of term!