Wrapping Up

So we're almost done.  I just uploaded a series of screencasts to a youtube playlist with me narrating a section of lecture over a prezi.  I wouldn't have done that 6 weeks ago!

The thing I probably appreciate the most about this week's reading is the challenge to be consistent and consider the "pace" of the learner.  It is important to consider that teaching online is a new "animal" as so many things that happen in a F2F classroom cannot happen on line (and visa versa).  Learning to maximize the strengths and support the weaknesses will be an ongoing process I'm sure.

As I consider the course overall, I will definitely implement:

Course objectives
Overview and course map
Learning guides
Learning tasks
Chunking
Trying to keep topics/lessons separate from changing pieces (dates/page numbers etc)
And work to create an online "personality" (through video/pictures etc.).

I am nervous that his navigational "system" especially as it pertains to organizing his own lessons etc.  I don't have an organized system for filing and frankly, I didn't really understand his very well.   Even the sermons that I write make me nervous to ever use again because I don't have a system that tells me where I preached and when (I'd hate to do a repeat somewhere!).  This is something I'll have to remedy as I move forward.

Thanks for a great "class", everyone.  Enjoy the rest of your summer!