5.0 Introduction

A key aspect of adapting your course for the online environment is how you develop and share content with the learners. In your in-person course, content includes not only your textbook(s) and other reading materials but also material you present in class and any publisher-provided resources like videos or interactive tools. In your online course, the same range of content is important to make your course engaging and to motivate your students to learn what is needed to meet the desired learning outcomes. In moving online you also have an opportunity to start rethinking how you share content. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Choose the most effective means for delivering your content in the online version of your course.
• Integrate synchronous online lectures into your online course, having considered the benefits and constraints of this teaching approach.
• Identify effective practices for developing asynchronous video and textual content for your online course.
• Incorporate accessibility best practices into your online course.
• Find and evaluate an open educational resource that could be used in your online course.
• Identify key copyright considerations when sharing course content and strategies for sharing content within copyright restrictions.
• Create a draft content plan for developing your online course.