Creativity
in the Online
Classroom

• Invite a guest speaker or “expert” into online
discussions
• Have different online classes interact with
each other (ex. Nutrition and Personal
Wellness)
• Incorporate 3 -5 minute YouTube videos or
podcasts
• Utilize a free online survey tool to compile and
display student opinions/data (I like
www.surveygizmo.com )

• Virtual field trips
– Historical tour of the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
– Virtual tour of Antarctica
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/
– Virtual tour of the Ear
http://www.augie.edu/perry/ear/ear.htm
– Virtual College Tours
http://www.campustours.com
Have students find virtual tours and share with
the class

• Use graphics http://www.creativecommons.org
• Make your own cartoon!
http://www.toondoo.com
• http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/631592
• Create a playlist of songs:
http://www.iMeem.com
• Add Google gadgets/widgets to the D2L
homepage

• Incorporate group projects
• Encourage student creativity – let them show
you what they can do
• Barry’s favorite web tools:
http://barrydahl.com/web-20/
• Other ideas?