1. Going Deeper:
Tips in Mounting
Online Course
Content
EModMar2013
Project
HI N D ABOR AS & S A Y ED MA HMOU D

2. WHY?
This is a proposal of an online course content and a
template, along with the examples, to help online
tutors for designing online courses that are
instructionally and pedagogically sound. The best
practices are a combination of
strategies, activities, design
techniques, organizational tips, that is expected to
be implemented successfully in online courses.

3. Online course content
• On line Course Design Principles
• Online Course Layout Design $ Organization Tips
• Online Pedagogy

4. Tip 1
Course Design Principles
Analyze,
Design,
Develop, “is a project management tool which helps
in course's design, development, and
Implement, &
delivery “ (COL, n.d.)
E valuate

5. Tip 2
The Online course content layout & Organization
An Example of Online Course Pages (Template)
• Course developers structure the course in a well organized manner, so
their participants should be able intuitively get from place to place within
the course .
• The content should be divided into learning units, labeled and presented
in a logical manner.
• They could divide these units into modules, chapters according to the
course designer's needs.
• The VLE template will be chosen after planning the course and the
content will be uploaded .

6. Online Course Map
Click to open the Hyperlinks below to view the Examples of the
Content page
Introduction
Welcome
Learning Expectations
Task List
Course Syllabus
Course Schedule
Course Structure
Communication Rules
Technology Requirements
Introduction Instructions
Discussion Area for Introductions
Module Feedback

7. Online Course Map
Module 1 Module 2
• Introduction • Introduction
• Learning Expectations • Learning Expectations
• Task List • Task List
• Discussion Instructions • Discussion Instructions
• Assignment Instructions • Assignment Instructions
• M1 Discussion • M2 Discussion
• M1 Dropbox • M2 Dropbox
• Module Feedback • Module Feedback
• Module 3
...ETC

8. A Blank Course Shell
Follow the instructions to download an empty HTML file for
your course
1. Watch the Video to enhance your knowledge about the online course layout and organization.
2. Visit COL website and download the Empty Online course shell.
1. To organize the course file ,a convention naming file should be kept

9. Tip 3
Online Pedagogy
A Course designer needs to think about the below strategies
for teaching and learning in an online environment:
1. Instructional strategies
2. Discussion Strategies
3. Guiding the Learning
4. Formative Feedback
5. Assessment

10. ?
Some course developers argue that by
adding a lot of E tools in an online
course they will create an interactive
learning environment. Click the icon to
watch the video!!

11. 1. http://www.eldebeke.com/project/autorun.html
2. http://www.eldebeke.com/project/autorun.html
3. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/folio_demo/index.htm
4. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/etc/d2l/sandbox
References
5. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/folio_demo/index.html
6. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/gagne_9_events.php
7. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/etc/d2l/sandbox
8. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/gagne_9_events.php
9. http://www.eldebeke.com/project/autorun.html
10. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/course_development_information/trainingvideos/02video.html
11. http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/ffc/
12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-_GCFdLdo&feature=player_detailpage