1.7 Apply to your online course

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If you’re adapting multiple courses for the online environment, we suggest focusing on one course for all activities in the Online Teaching Program.

Think again about your course and how you’ve taught it in the past. Without looking at your syllabus or other course materials, answer the questions below. You may want to write your answers on paper or in an online document for future reference.

  1. What are the main things you want students to learn through your course?
  2. How will you know if students have learned those things?
  3. What learning activities should students experience in order to achieve that learning?

Once you’ve answered these questions, look at your syllabus and other course materials and reflect on these questions:

  1. Do you see your answers to question 1 reflected in your course learning objectives? Can you revise your learning objectives to better reflect your answers to question 1?
  2. Do your assessments align with your learning objectives? Do you have concerns about how assessment tools you’ve used in the past might be implemented online?
  3. Are the activities you listed for questions 3 (above) already in your syllabus? If not, is this because they’re new ideas or because they’ve not been communicated to students in advance previously? Are there any activities you think might be challenging to implement online?
  4. As you move to online teaching, how might you preserve the unique features of your course or the aspects that you’re most proud of? What concerns you the most about this? Are there new opportunities that teaching online opens up?

As you engage in the Online Learning Program, we’ll work to help you find answers to these questions and more. You may also find it helpful to have a one-on-one consultation session with an educational consultant who can work with you to find answers to any questions you find especially difficult. To schedule a session, please complete the request form.