This module contains 10 tips for creating a learner-centric
online learning environment. The narrative for each tip is no more
than a paragraph.
The planning and design of online content requires us to strike a unique
balance between a course that is highly structured and detailed prior
to the first day of class, with the need to retain flexibility and
spontaneity as it relates to both teaching and learning. Students
interacting with online content need to experience a course site that is
well designed, permitting them to navigate through it with little
confusion and gain a clear sense of what is expected. And, that those
same online students also need to know that there is always room for
exploring the unexpected; raising unanticipated questions or following
the unforeseen learning path.
This module provides recommendations and resources for designing pedagogically sound distance courses.