Creating eCourses For Dummies

Chapter 16

Ten Checklists for a Great Start

IN THIS CHAPTER

Using the checklist for designing, creating, and delivering an online course

Incorporating presence and community building in an online course

Planning for organization, navigation, and useability of resources in an online course

The checklists in this chapter will help you transition from a face-to-face course to an online learning course. No finger snaps or magic wands will convert your material to a digital format but hopefully these ideas and tips will help support your journey.

If you are building an online course without a face-to-face course as a template, no worries. No preconceived experiences will restrict your creativity.

Fans of a Plan

Have you heard this statement: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”? Planning is a critical component in being successful as it helps clarifies goals, and objectives, increases efficiency and effectiveness, helps improve communication and can reduce stress.

• Plan by identifying the topics, resources you want to create, resources you have already, resources you need to convert, and type of assignments you want the students to submit.
• Use a course matrix (Chapter 8) to manage ...