AU Faculty and Examples of Their Online Assignments

• Ask Students to Introduce Themselves in a Discussion Forum: Examples of Online Introductions from CAS and SPA

• When Students Don't Do the Reading: How Many Prompts Do You Need to Give Each Student a Provocative Topic?

• Does Your Syllabus Support Your Online Writing Assignments?

Videos about Online Assignments

• SIS Pandemic Preparedness
• Distance Learning and Web 2.0
• Can Students Moderate Online Discussions?
• Using Blackboard for Online Classes

Note: The above links will take you to the AU's iTunesU Store for "Teaching Online." Videos are free and will need to be downloaded/viewed through iTunes.

Online Education Software: Tutorials and Tools

Blackboard

• Crash Course for Faculty
• Blackboard: Online Written and Video Tutorials

Wimba

• Wimba: Online Written Tutorials

Linkmaker

• Create Durable Links to Journal Articles and Images

Best Practices in Online Education

• 10 Tips for Teaching Online by Amy Eisman
• Design Factors Affecting Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning by Karen Swan
• Instructional Immediacy and the Seven Principles: Strategies for Facilitating Online Courses by Holly M. Hutchins