Back to school
It’s close to that time again! If you are new to teaching in distance education, you’ll likely be looking for a few tips to get you started on the right track. Here’s a snippet:
- Connect with your learners at the start of term (Sept. 2nd for most of us). The Faculty Service Centre is the best way to do this if you are teaching a print based course or if you want to be in touch before your online course officially opens. You’ll need to know your course and section number. For distance education, the Sept. term is Term A.
- Print off your list of Key Contacts for DE. This will come in handy through the term.
- Bookmark the DE Instructors’ Guide. This is where you’ll find information and resources about distance teaching.
- Bookmark the e-Learning site. This is where you’ll find information about upcoming training sessions for WebCT Vista and other course technologies.
You may also want to reference the Teaching Tips for Online and Print. They’re both short reads and full of links and resources to get you off to a good start for Fall 2008!
Happy start of term, all!