OLT provides some easy to access resources for Faculty who are new to teaching in distance education. Here are a couple of resources that you can download or print and save for easy reference: Teaching Online10 Teaching Print10
Day 357: In Touch at the Beach Originally uploaded by Old Shoe Woman If you are taking over the instruction of a print based course or delivering an online course for the first time, you may want to be aware of some of the resources to support your work in distance education. Download the teaching […]
Day 357: In Touch at the Beach Originally uploaded by Old Shoe Woman If you are taking over the instruction of a print based course or delivering an online course for the first time, you may want to be aware of some of the resources to support your work in distance education. Download the teaching […]
One of the key differences in teaching a distance course vs. a face to face course is that distance requires a team – where f2f is largely a solo proposition. That means, for new instructors, there are many new (and necessary) contact people, services and systems that you will need to interact with in the […]
Weblogs can be used for many purposes. This one is for sharing information relevant to teaching a distance course at UBC. So far, this has kind of been a one way street. But what about you? I’m sure many of you have comments, stories and issues to share with your colleagues, perhaps you’d like to […]
This August, UBC’s e-Learning Institute is leading 3 hands-on WebCT workshops aimed at helping instructors prepare for the upcoming fall term. Sessions are scheduled for August 28 & 29 and cover the basics of setting up a WebCT course, getting started with quizzes and assessments and promoting community in your online course through the use […]
photo by Ayat83 – courtesy Flickr. Most of us usually approach the start of a new fall term with good intentions, hopefully some optimism (and sometimes abject fear)! Here is a handy Term Prep Checklist (pdf) that might help you in your planning prior to the start of each term.