Transitioning Your Face-to-Face Course Online
The following information has been made possible through a collaboration between UToledo Online and the University Teaching Center. All tutorials have been provided by UToledo Online and the Strategies for Engagement were curated by the University Teaching Center. We hope that this streamlined approach will help faculty who have only taught F2F courses to create online courses in a few steps, and that they can continue to augment over time as their comfort with the online environment and familiarity with Blackboard grows.
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- Editing Your Main Menu in Blackboard
- Adding the Email Tool
- Adding Your Syllabus and Course Content
- Grading Center Function Overview
- Adding a Discussion Board
- Creating an Assignment
- Creating a Test
Get assistance from your college-assigned Instructional Designer to develop and add more enhancements to keep students engaged and on-track for success.
Strategies for Engagement
Remember, consistency is important right now.
Step One: Set Up Your Course
- Top 10 Rules for Developing Your First Online Course - Faculty Focus
- Online Teaching Toolkit - Association of College and University Educators
- Toolkit for Online Instructors - Stanford University's Tomorrow's Professor
- Transforming a F2F Class Day into an Online Class Day - American University
Step Two: Learn a Few Tools
- Resources and Information for Creating Accessible Course Content
- Visual Literacy Modules and Information
- UToledo Online Faculty Guides and Resources
- Ensuring Instructional Continuity in a Potential Pandemic - Inside Higher Ed
Step Three: Keep in Touch
- Online Student Engagement Tools and Strategies - Faculty Focus
- 10 Strategies to Support Students and Help Them Learn - Inside Higher Ed
Step Four: As Your Comfort Grows, Add More
If you need further assistance, please contact UToledo Online or the University Teaching Center.