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Ten Tips for Better Online Course Design

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Looking for ways to improve online course design? Experienced online educators at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater have compiled a list of 10 practical tips, covering both design and the nitty-gritty of online course management. Online business instructors Richard J. Wagner, Jeff P. Vanevenhoven, and James W. Bronson based their online course design and management tips on personal experience, research, and information from other online faculty. Their tips include: * "Begin each module with a roadmap.”
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Using Video Games for Online Education

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Educators interested in teaching online classes using video games are invited to take a free online course, offered by Canadian teacher Bill Belsey, known for his work with educational technology and cyberbullying prevention. The course—"Learning With Gaming For Educators"—shows teachers how video games help students learn. It also provides resources to help teachers create their own games and develop game-oriented curricula.
Learn more about this free online course for distance learning instructors

Free Handbook for Online Teaching

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Online college teachers can find learning tips and strategies for teaching online courses in a new, free e-book, produced by the University of Colorado at Denver. The CU Online Handbook explores trends and issues with online learning, including how to make use of new technology. Articles cover topics such as: • how teachers can transition from face-to-face to distance education • how to use e-College • how to use web 2.0 and informal learning techniques • using blogs for educational purposes • instructional uses of Twitter
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Affordable Online Masters Degrees in Education and Library Science

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Teachers and librarians searching for online master's degrees should look first at public universities. GetEducated.com's new online college affordability survey has found that 27 high-quality, affordable online degrees in education and library science are available for under $10,000. We analyzed tuition and fees at 101 regionally accredited universities that offer 313 online master’s degrees to come up with national rankings of the 2009 Best Buys in online master’s for teachers and librarians.
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Online Teaching for Military Students

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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team

As the giant USS Nimitz plows through the Pacific Ocean, onboard teacher Linda Beckham sits before her computer, hoping her Internet connection stays alive. If not, she will lose contact with another set of military students she teaches—men and women stationed in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. {{ad89}}Beckham is both an online college instructor for the military and a traveling teacher for Central Texas College. You will frequently find her on Navy ships like the Nimitz, conducting community college-level classes in English and pre-algebra with groups of sailors—who sometimes are so exhausted from their duties that they stand during class, for fear of falling asleep if they were to sit down.
Read more about Linda Beckham's life as an online and onboard teacher

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