The document discusses the key components of developing effective online courses. It notes that online courses must have educational standards that are equal to in-person courses but also consider unique online issues. Developing online courses requires a team effort from faculty, instructional designers, web developers, graphic designers, and programmers. The roles of each member are important to creating online courses that are pedagogically sound while also innovative with technology.

1. Chapter 7: The Development of Online Courses Elizabeth McKibben Summer 2007

2. What is an online course? No real definition Text Based vs Internet Based Basic components necessary in well-designed online courses

3. Faculty Roles Must be willing to learn new technologies Must be willing to learn a new way of teaching Must be supported

4. Sound Pedagogy Must Come First Educational standards must be the same for online and in-the-classroom course development. The American Association of Higher Education has developed a 7-principle set of best practices for standards development.

5. Teaching Paradigms Technology promotes innovation Online courses must have the same standards but also have their own set of issues to consider and principles to guide online course development.

6. Teacher Education Teachers need training before developing/teaching online Taking online courses often best way to become familiar with online learning. Administrative duties also different

7. It Takes a Team Faculty need to be supported, encouraged and motivated to build sound online courses In addition to teachers, IT experts, web designers, media developers, graphic designers, instructional designers and admin assistants all can play key roles in developing effective online courses.

8. Role of the Instructional Designer Use the ADDIE model Encourage appropriate pedagogical strategies Create/adapt instructional resources Create/sequence learning outcomes Evaluates instruction

9. Role of the Web Developer Help the faculty buy in by providing examples and exuding confidence Developing templates to maintain consistency and ease of use. May take on a variety of other roles as well.

10. Role of the Graphic Designer Graphic development issues often take the most time Graphics often set the tone Challenge of creating a uniqueness while also working within a template

11. Role of the Programmer & Multimedia Author Responsible for program functionality Programming can be a very specialized area Code-based programming or GUI authoring

12. Conclusions Online course development takes extensive planning and collaboration Pedagogical standards must remain high