How to Make and Break Online Classes: Lessons Learned

In this presentation, we will share online strategies and tools, which have made our graduate level instructional technology courses highly effective in meeting our distance students’ diverse and varying instructional needs. In the first part of our presentation, we will discuss what worked best in our courses. In this regard, we will also discuss some of the strategies that are less effective but used commonly in online settings. In the second part, we will talk about some of the software packages that were integral part of our successful courses. For instance, in addition to our course management tools such as WebCT and Wimba, we are exploring new ways to use new tools that are available on the market.