Building and Teaching Online Courses
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Audience
Online Resources
About the Author
1
Introduction
1.1
The Online Learning Landscape
1.1.1
Remote Instruction
1.1.2
Asynchronous versus Synchronous Learning
1.1.3
Flipped Learning
1.1.4
Self-Paced versus Paced Learning
1.1.5
Supporting Learning with Live Recitations
1.1.6
The
HyFlex
Model
1.1.7
The
NUflex
Model
1.2
Support for Khoury Faculty
2
Pedagogy for Online Teaching
2.1
How Learning Works
2.2
Key Pedagogical Practices
2.3
Supporting Pedagogy in Online Courses
2.4
Common Difficulties for Students
2.5
Advice to Share with Students
2.6
Summary
3
The Online Classroom Studio
3.1
Online Teaching Studio
3.2
Online Office Hours
4
Teaching Live
4.1
Importance of Live Teaching
4.2
The Online Classroom
4.3
Teaching Practices
4.3.1
Lecture with Slides
4.3.2
Ad-Hoc Chalk Talks
4.3.3
Question and Answer
4.3.4
Worked Examples
4.3.5
Demonstrations
4.3.6
Encouraging Interaction
5
Recording Lessons
5.1
Best Practices
5.2
Recommended Software
5.3
Recommended Hardware
5.4
Recording Talking Head Narrations
5.5
Recording Slide Narrations
5.6
Recording ad-hoc Chalk Talks
5.7
Creating Intro & Trailer Sequences
5.8
Post Production
5.9
Hosting Videos
5.10
Transcription & Captioning
5.10.1
Key Criteria for Video Hosting
5.11
Working with Green Screen
5.12
Logos & Course Titles
5.13
Recording with OBS
5.13.1
Setting up Scenes
5.13.2
Audio
5.13.3
Noise Reduction
5.13.4
Audio Post-Processing
6
Teaching with Microsoft Teams
6.1
Inviting Guest Lecturers
7
Building a Course in Canvas
7.1
General Setup
7.2
Canvas Course Architecure
7.2.1
Activity-Based Organization
7.2.2
The
Welcome
Module
7.2.3
Overlaying Time
7.2.4
Set Home Page
7.2.5
Teaching Guide
7.3
Discussions
7.4
Files, Links, Slide Decks, and Documents
7.5
Settings
7.5.1
Gradual vs Full Reveal
7.6
Embedding Panopto Videos
7.6.1
Automatic Transcription & Captions
7.7
Summary
8
Using Discussions Forums
8.1
Discussion Board Options
8.2
Discussion Board Best Pracices
8.2.1
Microsoft Teams
8.2.2
Piazza
8.2.3
Canvas Discussions
9
Practices for Effective Online Teaching
9.1
Motivation
9.2
Expectations
9.2.1
Activity Summary
9.2.2
Activities
9.3
What to Avoid
9.3.1
Inclusiveness
9.4
Practices to Communicate to Students
9.4.1
Sample Announcements
9.4.2
Online Presence & Pedagogy
9.5
Teaching Technology
9.6
What Makes an Online Course Effective
9.7
Conclusion
References
10
Teaching Assistant & Staff Management
10.1
Remote Support for Students
10.2
Staff Management Practices
10.3
Use of Support Staff
11
Teaching with NUflex
11.1
NUflex Classrooms
11.2
Live Online vs NUflex
11.3
Supporting NUflex Students
12
Final Words
References & Bibliography
Khoury College of Computer Sciences @ Northeastern University
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Handbook for Building and Teaching Online Courses
11
Teaching with NUflex
11.1
NUflex Classrooms
11.2
Live Online vs NUflex
11.3
Supporting NUflex Students
Help students
Hold tutorials and office hours
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