Flip: Integrate Flip into your Canvas site

Flip is a multimedia discussion tool that allows users to record snippets of video and share them with the class.  You can integrate this tool into your Canvas site by following the directions below. To create Flip account and add integration to Canvas To create a Flip Assignment in Canvas Grading Flip assignments When students… continue reading

Lecture options for online courses: text-based options

Text-based lecture options for online courses Overview Developing lectures for online courses is very different from developing lectures for face-to-face courses.There are a variety of options for different types of lectures and can take the form of video or narrative text. Overall, lectures should be split into short chunks and should be as interactive as… continue reading

Lecture options for online courses: narrated options

Narrated lecture options for online courses Overview Developing lectures for online courses is very different from developing lectures for face-to-face courses.There are a variety of options for different types of lectures and can take the form of video or narrative text. Overall, lectures should be split into short chunks and should be as interactive as… continue reading

Designing online discussions

Designing online discussions Structure If possible, your online discussions should take place during the same time periods each week (for example, weekly discussions could begin Monday mornings and end each following Sunday night). To encourage a back-and-forth discussion, students should be given two due dates. They should be required to post their original response to the discussion question… continue reading

Developing a syllabus & schedule

Writing online course syllabus & schedule Sample syllabi Here are three sample syllabi you can download and revise to use for your online course. Course schedule Note that each of the above syllabi contain a general course structure (see table below) and a specific course schedule. Your syllabus for an online course will contain similarities to one in… continue reading