Conquering the Content / Online Teaching and Learning Series (PDF)

Put your course online now, without sacrificing pedagogical
quality

Conquering the Content: A Blueprint for Online Course Design
and Development, Second Edition is a highly practical guide to
creating online courses. With guidance on incorporating learning
theory into online course content, as well as a host of templates,
learning guides, and sample files, this book furnishes instructors
and instructional designers with the information and tools
they need to design and develop their course content to better
serve online students. This second edition introduces relevance
statements and time-saving tips as well as content maps which
provide a scaffold for content organization and help students
anchor the topics in their memories for retrieval. Readers will
gain expert insight and best practices for designing within the
rapidly changing online learning environment and learn to
incorporate recent advances that can improve student outcomes.
Because the book is designed to focus on online teaching pedagogy,
it won't go out of date as specific tools change.

Nearly one-third of all students in higher education are taking
at least one online class, and online hybrid classes are becoming
more widespread. Distance learning is becoming the norm, but
creating an online class is more complex than just posting course
content on a website. Conquering the Content demonstrates
how instructors can best revamp their course content to suit the
online learning environment, and provides the tools and resources
instructors need to transfer their effectiveness from the classroom
to the online environment. Learn how to:

* Create student-friendly navigation structures that support what
is known about the brain and learning

* Organize content based on priority, flow, and easy
navigation

* Create assessments that work within the parameters of an online
course

* "Chunk" information to facilitate better processing

Time is of the essence in getting a course online, but it's
important that pedagogy not get lost in the crush of new content.
Course design is just as critical as course content when it comes
to distance learning outcomes, and Conquering the Content
provides a holistic and practical approach to effective online
course development.