Contents

• 1. Design with learning in mind
• Learning in the twenty- first century
• Advantages to having a course online
• How Web-based learning is the same as classroom learning - - Learning styles
• Think "learning," not "teaching"
• The online student’s environment
• How Web-based learning is different from classroom learning
• Action steps
• 2. Design with the future in mind
• It’s okay to be uncomfortable
• The future will be here sooner than you think
• Creating the outline
• The learning guide
• The modules
• Sile systems
• Managing course structure
• Action steps
• 3. Design with assessment in mind
• Self- assessment
• Authentic assessments
• Quizzes
• Teaching for the long term
• Questions for first-time Web-based instructors
• Action steps
• 4. Design with organization in mind
• Learning guide development
• Elements of the learning guide
• Prioritizing in creating your course
• Resource gathering
• Web-based aspects of the course
• Choosing the most important topics
• Instructional guidance
• Actions steps
• 5. Design with content in mind
• Introduction to chunking
• How the brain processes information
• Chunking for a text-based lecture or content presentation
• Bridges
• Active learning opportunities
• Prioritizing course development and revisions
• Evaluating the effectiveness of chunking
• Action steps
• 6. Design with process in mind
• Best practices - Design using someone else’s mind
• Action step
• 7. Design with navigation in mind
• Student access to module components
• Continuous improvement
• Documenting for revisions
• Link rot
• Where to go from here
• Action steps
• What you have conquered!