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Course Planning

Course planning is a critical component of an online course. The variety of tools available, instructional approaches, instructional materials, and needs of online students should be considered from the start when developing an online course. Planning and organizing in advance helps ensure a smooth learning experience for students.

The resources in this section provide guidance on how to plan and develop online courses.

An Adjunct Overview: Course Design with Sakai

Are you new to Loyola University Chicago or new to online teaching? An Adjunct Overview: Course Design with Sakai interactive resource will provide an introductory overview of course delivery modes and how Sakai can be utilized.

This resource will open in a new window and request your name and email address.

Online Instructor Readiness Interactive Guide

Whether you are teaching online for the first time, thinking about teaching online, or just want to double-check your readiness for a new semester, use this readiness self-assessment. This interactive guide will detail steps and practices needed to teach a high-quality online course, help you assess current gaps in readiness, and provide a set of tailored resources for getting up to speed based on your answers.

The Online Instructor Readiness Interactive Guide will open in a new window and request your name and email address.

Online Instructor Readiness Checklist (PDF)

Are you teaching online for the first time or thinking about teaching an online course? Take a look at our readiness checklist as you prepare to create a high-quality online course.

OER Podcast

A conversation between Annette Alvarado, Research and Learning Librarian, and Tricia Donovan, an Instructional Designer for the Office of Online Learning, provides an overview of OERs and who creates them.

Asynchronous Strategies

The Asynchronous Strategies self-paced module provides instructors with ideas for facilitating asynchronous courses as well as compares synchronous and asynchronous strategies and includes a showcase of instructors teaching asynchronous courses.

Course planning is a critical component of an online course. The variety of tools available, instructional approaches, instructional materials, and needs of online students should be considered from the start when developing an online course. Planning and organizing in advance helps ensure a smooth learning experience for students.

The resources in this section provide guidance on how to plan and develop online courses.