Online Pedagogy: Best Practices for Online Teaching Association of African Universities

4 Weeks

This course covers everything you need to know to get started with online teaching and learning plus with resources to get you started.

Would you like to learn how to optimize your online teaching practices or create your own online course? Take this course to understand how to structure online learning.

This 4-week online course equips educators with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively design, deliver, and assess learning in a virtual environment. Participants will explore evidence-based practices for engagement, digital content creation, inclusive instruction, and technology integration tailored to online teaching.

Syllabus

  • The difference between online teaching and traditional, face-to-face teaching
  • Backwards Design
  • Social presence and digital community-building
  • Assessment types (quizzes, reflections, projects, portfolios)
  • Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning
  • Structuring your course
  • Icebreakers, polls, breakout rooms and discussion boards
  • Academic Integrity
  • Instructor Presence and Student Engagement
  • Creating Content for Virtual Teaching
  • Feedback Strategies
  • Reflective Teaching and Peer Review
  • Your own experience with online learning
  • Making your content accessbile
  • Key take-aways and next steps

Video Lectures