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Instructor Bio Tips & Tricks

Posted 01/17/2018 by Christine Scherer

The instructor bio is such a simple, basic part of the course that it can be easy to overlook its importance. When so much time is taken up with assignment rubrics, video scripts, and discussion prompts, thinking of how to … Read More

Distance Learning: The Next Best Thing to Being There?

Posted 10/26/2017 by Dan Murphy

On October 10, I had the privilege of presenting at a symposium held by the National Resource Center for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, or OLLIs, provide university-level, non-credit educational opportunities for their membership, adults aged … Read More

Using Game Concepts to Create a Gamified Online Course Template

Posted 10/02/2017 by Jacob Guerra-Martinez

We hear the word gamification a lot, however it still remains quite a mystery to many educators. As I have mentioned in past posts, Gamification is not simply adding games to courses, but is instead the utilization of gaming … Read More

Documenting the Course Development Process

Posted 08/28/2017 by Aaron Bannasch

Recently, the Big 10 Academic Alliance conference invited School of Professional Studies and the Office of Distance Learning representatives to share highlights about our online course development process. The conference organizers asked for the presentations to be delivered as recorded … Read More

Effective Working Relationships – Faculty and Staff

Posted 07/31/2017 by Kristina Wilson

Introduction

What is at the core of a successful online course development or revision? A really great collaboration between a faculty member, a Learning Designer, and an Instructional Technologist.

Working with a course development team for the first time can … Read More

Common Course Design Questions: See What Your Peers Think

Posted 07/24/2017 by Dan Murphy

On June 26, thirteen SPS faculty members who will be designing courses for Winter 2018 began the Course Design Workshop, a two-week workshop about creating online learning environments, using the Quality Matters Standards, and designing an accessible course. Throughout the … Read More

Reimagining the 5 W’s: Online Course Quality and Alignment

Posted 06/12/2017 by Dolly Lemke

Introduction

At Northwestern, we ascribe to extremely high educational quality standards, and this of course extends to the online courses and programs we design, implement, and maintain for graduate and undergraduate adult learners. But, what does a quality online course … Read More

Scripts, Images, Action!: Creating Quality Videos for MUS 370

Posted 05/24/2017 by Aaron Bannasch

About the course revision process

The MUSEUM 370 – Museum Origins and Issues course is one of three courses in the Museum Studies Online Certificate Program and the first to undergo a revision process. The revision of MUSEUM 370 included … Read More

Applying “The Hero’s Journey” to Course Design

Posted 05/15/2017 by Jacob Guerra-Martinez

As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts, Gamification is the utilization of gaming concepts and theories into courses. Ideas such as advancing levels, increasing challenges, implementing rewards and providing instant feedback can be worked into an … Read More

Online Learning Resource Round-Up!

Posted 05/08/2017 by Christine Scherer

Online education is growing fast–so fast that it can be hard to keep up with all the latest news and resources. The Distance Learning staff have assembled some of their favorite online learning resources to help highlight some of our … Read More

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Introduction

Introduction

About the course revision process