• Course info

    • This Course at a Glance
      Title Teaching Online Open Course
      Commences Course next runs 4th March 2016
      Number of weeks 6 Week course (with Easter break)
      Number of hours 6 Hours of work / week (estimated)
      Accredited This course is accredited
      Badge This course awards badges
      Conference This course has webinars
      Videos This course has videos

      Teaching Online Open Course is an open online course which runs from 4th March - 22nd April 2016. It is free to participate, but for a fee of £425 this course may be taken for 10 M-level credits.

      This is an intensive introduction to supporting student learning in online environments, and you will be supported through scheduled activities by selected key readings, specially developed course resources, skilled online tutors and guest experts. 

      In the meantime, you can:

      We look forward to seeing you when the course starts!

    • Welcome to the Teaching Online Open Course 2016

      We're delighted to have you join us in this year's cohort for #tooc16. Past participants of this course have had a variety of different experiences: some are early career lecturers or teaching assistants; some are experienced lecturers seeking new practices for engaging students; some are somewhere in-between!

      You will meet and work with people from different fields and career stages. To get the best out of this course, you are encouraged to discuss, exchange ideas and collaborate with colleagues on your cohort. Every community that has developed in each running of this course has contributed new ideas for practice and we are sure that this year will be no different!

      Your course tutors

      Marion Waite
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      Simon Llewellyn
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      Mark Childs
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    • Webinar schedule

    • Hi there and welcome, from Marion, Mark and Simon, the course tutors. We're delighted you can join us for Teaching Online, an introduction to the skills of online teaching.You are probably one or more of: a new university lecturer; part-time lecturer or  a sessional teacher; graduate teaching assistant; someone who supports learners in departments such as the library or computer services; an experienced 'offline' lecturer who wants to brush up on online skills.

      You're going to meet some interesting people during this course. Get involved and make the most of the opportunities such a community of practitioners provides. And have fun! In the meantime, take a look about. 

      Tour of the course site from Marion Waite

      Welcome video from Marion Waite

      Read the transcript of Marion's welcome video

       

      Welcome video from Mark

      Read the transcript of Mark's welcome video

       

      Welcome video from Simon

      Read the transcript of Simon's welcome video 

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