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Online Teaching & Learning

Teaching online requires different methods and strategies than those we use in a classroom. Get started with these tips for online activities, assessment, tools and content.

Online Activities & Strategies

The CU Online Handbook University of Colorado, Patrick R. Lowenthal, David Thomas, Anna Thai, Brian Yuhnke
Active Learning in an Online Environment (Online Tutorial) Center for Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Getting Started Online (Online Tutorial) Center for Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Instructional Design for eLearning (Online Tutorial) Center for Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Strategies for Collaborative Learning: Building e-Learning and Blended Learning Communities Soren Kaplan, iCohere
Innovate: Journal of Online Education Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University
Webcast: Fun in Online Learning Joni Dunlap of The University of Colorado Denver leads this webcast

Threaded Discussions

Face-to-Face Versus Threaded Discussions: The Role of Time and Higher Order Thinking Dr. Katrina A. Meyer, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Thoughts on Teaching (blog): Discussions Joni Dunlap, UCD Information and Learning Technologies
Ten Tips for Generating Engaged Online Discussions Katherine Fischer, Donna Reiss, Art Young
Online Discussions: Tips for Instructors Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Organizing and Managing Good Online Discussions Learning Technologies Center, University of Manitoba
The Effectiveness and Development of Online Discussions MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching

Online Learning Assessment

These links and resources are continually updated with just-in-time mini-courses, articles and resources, so check back periodically. Feel free to contact the center to make suggestions for additions or send us your own resources or articles.

Tools & Course Management Systems

CU Online manages the University’s two online course management systems: Blackboard and eCollege. They offer workshops, open lab sessions, Webcamp and other training resources. View CU Online training schedule.

Online Content

Academic Earth Thousands of video lectures from scholars from Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Princeton and more. Subject include the sciences, economics, engineering, history, law, math, philosophy, political science, psychology and religion.
Free Online Courses: Humanities & Social Sciences Open Culture: The best free cultural & educational media on the web
Educational Videos Open Culture: The best free cultural & educational media on the web

Copyright and Digital Resources

Online Learning: Copyright and Intellectual Property

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