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Course Development

You’ve got your course design all figured out – now you’ll want to work on developing your course.

Check out these General Tips in this unit to help get you started.

Chunking Your Course: In this unit you’ll find tips on ‘chunking’ your course into modules for Internet and ITV delivery.

Internet Course Development: This unit provides tips on graphic design and layout for course materials from web pages to PowerPoint presentations. Keep in mind that many ITV courses use a home page, or a course web page, to supplement the videoconferences. Our instructions for creating an online syllabus will be useful to Internet and ITV course instructors.

Interactive Video Course Development: This unit offers information that is specific to the ITV environment, including basic videoconferencing skills, the importance of quickly establishing ITV etiquette and graphics tips for ITV presentations.

Course Development Module Goals and Objectives

Goals

Provide guidelines on using chunking techniques, visual tools and multimedia to enhance distance education

Objectives

Using the guidelines provided on the NETnet website and your existing syllabus, create an online syllabus with email links, images, and a brief bio.
Using the information found on the Chunking a Distance Learning Class page, downloadable Course Chunking Guidebook, your online syllabus, and NETnet web site information, “chunk” your class.
Given the NETnet guidelines for design techniques, be able to identify ideal font type, font and background colors, and proper use of animation in both Internet and ITV environments.
Be able to generate at least three “Plan B” options to deploy if technological difficulties arise in an ITV class.
From the list on the NETnet website, be able to list five basic videoconferencing skills and explain their importance.

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