Sunday, February 5, 2012

Constructing an Online Course Using Blackboard



Question
Tips
Best ideas for course construction?
*       Build class around objectives
*       Use the tools provided by Blackboard
*       Provide objectives at unit and week levels along with information resources
*       Use color appropriately to give students a clue to different topics
*       Use a calendar with links to the assignments
*       Use a textbook with a CD-ROM
*       View courses developed by other instructors
*       Many students find the weekly format easiest to keep track of assignments
Best ideas for course organization?
*       Arrange in seminar format
*       Use course outcomes and units
*       Establish weekly topics
*       Set up by topics or in seminar format
*       Break down the students by area of interest and/or student locale
*       Give external links to APA guide, CDC, Healthy People 2010
*       Create folders to arrange and group content into manageable units
Best ideas about Blackboard?
*       Blackboard is easy to use and access
*       Blackboard has ease of navigation
*       The course instructor should be familiar with Blackboard
*       There may need to be a course for students who are unfamiliar with the technology
*       Many options to create a variety of lesson types
*       Use video access capability in developing courses
*       Ease of use in color coding in posts and discussions
Best tip about planning for collaboration?
*       Share and develop e-Portfolios and work together on projects
*       Design good discussion questions
*       Define what you expect and then design so that students can achieve the desired objective
*       Work on case studies or vignettes
*       Have group activities include nurses in the community as collaborators with students
*       Have group activities flow around content areas
*       Use small group work, but design with care and do not start immediately when the class begins unless you have had the students in a previous class.
*       Have each student post a case study for all students and instructor to write responses

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