Instructional Design for Teachers | Analyzing Your Student as Learner (Part 1 of 2)

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As teachers we create a great deal of learning material for our students. For courses, we find ourselves creating midterms, final exams, learning activities, homework assignments, final projects, handouts, lectures, screencasts, slide presentations, learning modules, websites, practice sheets, etc. We may create these things from scratch or by selecting from a myriad of resources such as a textbook, test bank, PowerPoint slides, websites, or digital libraries.

Are MOOCs a Successful Education Model ?

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A few years ago, I wrote an article on MOOCs and online education. MOOCs were seen as the wave of the distance learning future but what happened to that notion? 

Using Video (Pt. 2) | FREE Online Video Repositories for Higher Education

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Do you know what OER is? OER stands for open educational resources which means that the resources are accessible to anyone and are completely free. I have been consulting in this space for awhile now and will write on this topic at a later time.

In this post, I'd like to continue the series on the "Use of Video in Online Courses" by sharing some great OER video repositories in education. These repositories contain loads of educational/instructional videos that you can use in your online courses.

Using Video (Pt. 1) | 5 Types of Video Assignments for Online Courses

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Over the past decade, the use of video has increasingly become a great option for creating engaging learning activities for students in all types of courses. The use of videos are prevalent in blended courses, self-paced courses and in online in higher education. Many instructional videos are now available in the public domain that can be used in online courses. Teachers also have the option of creating their own videos to use in their course assignments. Some of the most common questions I hear from teachers involve how to create compelling video-based assignments that will enhance their students' learning experience. Here's how I look at it: