Introduction to Course Design will introduce you to the basics of setting up your course and effective design for your virtual classroom. This course is not discipline-specific. Rather, research-based effective design strategies are organized in modules that will assist the development of your course or assist with modifying an existing course.

You are encouraged to work with discipline-specific peers throughout your department and the state. All 115 CCC's are moving to online instruction and discipline-specific faculty are the only ones who can assist with the nuances of pedagogy related to your field. This course will help you intentionally design your course around the learning outcomes you develop. While courses have SLO's, the section you teach may have unit, module, or another smaller chunk with learning outcomes. Effective design providing students with clear directions and a place to start, with a goal of where they should arrive as they learn and demonstrate the level of achievement you have established. Univeral Design will be explored in this course.

While there has been a heightened emphasis on digital tools, tools do not teach, teachers do. You know your content better than anyone. Look at your outcomes first and see how a tool can help support that outcome rather than trying to make your content fit into an appealing tool with the "cool factor".

We are all looking forward to building and learning to train and teach together.

Training Together with Distance Education.pdf

Sincerely,

Jodie Steeley
FCC Director of Distance Education & Instructional Technology