eCourse: Expectations
Distance learning courses are different from teaching a face to face class.
Changing a course to a web format takes cooperation and team work. Faculty
do not have to be experts in technology but do need to feel comfortable with
using e-mail and sending files as attachments. They need to become familiar
with the online class environment by going through a training process through
the office of DL & CE.
The development of a DL class requires more than putting lectures into text on the web. Each class should be evaluated for the best methods of converting the learning experience to a web format. This will be done collaboratively with individuals from the office of DL and consultation from other faculty in the discipline area. Further help will be enlisted from the graphics media center in dealing with multimedia needs.
A course has been developed to help look at the principles of learning and how they can be applied to DL. Faculty are expected to take part in the class to get a feel for this medium and consider how the principles can be applied to their course.
While assistance may be given to faculty in putting up the course, once the course is developed, faculty will need to be able to make minor changes to the course as it is being taught.