Social Presence

Social presence and its effect on teaching and learning is critical in an online environment.

Articles of interest: Validating a Measurement Tool of Presence

Creating a Comprehensive Online Syllabus

Revising your face-to-face syllabus sounds easy, right?

You will need to consider several factors when creating an online syllabus. Remember all of the housekeeping issues you deal with at the beginning of each F2F class? Well, you will need to consider all of these issues in your online course up front…in the syllabus.

See the links below to review what to include and why. Remember your syllabus is the MOST important document in a course. Your course manifesto…

• Evaluate Your Syllabus

“An Evaluation of Online Syllabi…”
Article byy Teresa Welsh

• Planning the Course Syllabus

Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington

• Course Design and Planning Materials

Center for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University

• Designing a Learning-Centered Syllabus

Center for Teaching Effectiveness University of Delaware

• Syllabus Writing 101

Faculty Development 101, Penn State World Campus