Episode 54: “Keep It Simple Starting” with Design and Teaching

About Episode 54:

In this episode, TOPcast hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through how “starting simply”, with the essentials, in online design/teaching and then iterating over time will make for a more successful experience for all concerned. These principles hold for other kinds of digital learning implementations.

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Coffee Links

• “Red Eyes Blend” from Huckleberry Roasters
• Huckleberry Roasters, Denver, CO

Content Links

Note: Each resource below contains individual ways to Keep It Simple Starting. Do not try them all at once.

Good Practices

• Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) – An online compendium of online and blended teaching practices. Hosted by UCF but open to all for contributions. Creative Commons-licensed.
• Online Learning Consortium’s Effective Practices
• DIY Design Tasks for Blended Courses

Tools/Technologies

• “5 Terrific Edtech Tools for Creating a Highly Engaging Online (or Hybrid) Course” (from eCampus News)
• EduAppCenter (Open standard-based integrations for your learning management system)

Other Strategies

• “Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses” (from University of Arkansas, Little Rock)
• “How to Create a Mobile-First Online Course” (from LearnDash)