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Tasks and Materials
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F2F Meetings to be scheduled with individual instructors
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Assignment #1 – View
Introduction to Online Learning video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzqMEwM8s6Y (9 min)
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Assignment #2 – Read Wearing
Four Pairs of Shoes: The Roles of
E-Learning Facilitators. (2002). http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/Learning-
Circuits/Learning-Circuits-Archives/2002/Wearing-Four-
Pairs-of-Shoes
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Prepare introductory materials
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Assignment #3 – Transitioning a face-to-face course to online delivery:
Part 1: http://youtu.be/Qjg7BeAkXNE (10 min)
Part 2: http://youtu.be/vj2hr9BxnG8 (10 min)
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Prepare introductory materials
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Workshop – Using Blackboard for instruction (group or individual training)
Content Development &
Populating Course Shell
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Review the guide: Designing Online
Courses Using Blackboard and other course development resources
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Discuss face to face versus online teaching, expectations, developing course content, role adjustments, commitments, workload, online vs face to face discussion, course management system (Blackboard), and other online technologies.
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In the Syllabus , complete the following: o Course information o Instructor information o Course overview o Grading policies
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Complete the Objectives Table in the
Objectives Template
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In the Syllabus , complete the following: o Course Learning Objectives o Unit Learning Objectives

Prepare course outline
Prepare course content
Prepare course content
Prepare course content
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Complete the Quality Matters Ready
Storyboard to plan your course.
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Create the Getting Started folder
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Prepare an introductory message to students that is welcoming and post to
Getting Started
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Create an instructor self-introduction and post to Getting Started
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Prepare instructions for students on how to start the course and explain course components. Post to Getting Started.
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Create a discussion forum for students to introduce themselves and post to Getting
Started
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Create the folder for the first lesson
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Create the first lesson by following Steps
5-11 from the Designing Online Courses
Using Blackboard document
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Link all graded class activities (written assignments, discussion forum, assessments: quizzes/tests) to the
Gradebook
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Continue preparing content for the rest of the lessons (using Steps 5-11 in
Designing Online Courses Using
Blackboard )
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Continue to link all graded class activities
(written assignments, discussion forum, assessments: quizzes/tests) to the
Gradebook
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Prepare your first Announcement
(Welcome Message) for the course homepage

Complete and upload Syllabus
Activate course
Ongoing course improvement
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In the Syllabus , complete the following: o Course Schedule
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Add completed Syllabus to the Getting
Started and Syllabus folders
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Get final approval from Instructional
Designer and Program Manager
 Set Availability to ‘Yes’ in Blackboard
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While teaching your course, take notes of improvements for later implementation
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After finishing the course, implement changes based on your experience in teaching the course