Tag Archives: instructional design

2013.09.28 .. on moocs. a swot analysis.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by admin

Interesting article in new “Moocs Forum” journal: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/mooc.2013.0008 The article outlines a SWOT analysis undertaken by faculty members in the Instructional Sytems Design program at Florida State U. What is interesting to me is that the context, the questions being asked and the conclusions … Continue reading →

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09.14.2013. on moocs

Posted on September 14, 2013 by admin

Interesting reading from Journal of Online Learning and Teaching via Merlot about the process Duke University followed in setting up moocs with Coursera: http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no2/lombardi_0613.htm The hours required per course are something I’m not sure everyone understands. Is 210 hours (8 weeks … Continue reading →

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09.15.2013. Designing Online Learning

Posted on September 14, 2013 by admin

Good basic points about designing online learning by  Richard Culatta for TedEd. Key points for me include: “Instructional design is essential to effective online learning.” Too often online courses are simply a dump of content to the learner. How True!! … Continue reading →

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03.18.13. about mooc’s

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

Interesting article entitled “The Professors Behind the MOOC” from The Chronicle: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Professors-Behind-the-MOOC/137905/#id=overview It’s about MOOCs, but really talking about the design, development and delivery of any online course. Identifies that instructional design is an important part of the success of a … Continue reading →

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03.03.13. Principles of Good Teaching and Online Design

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Tony Bate’s post on his  “no-5-aha-moment-the-web-as-a-universal-standard” strikes a chord with me because it is so reflective of my history with online course design and development. I still have the books Tony mentions in the post and have been immersed in online teaching and learning … Continue reading →

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