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How
to Write a Course for the Web
Contents
Mention
all the topics and sub-topics, which will form this course, including
course introduction, information, recommended sites and materials, all
chapter names, and any other sections (e.g. glossary, quiz, or exams,
etc.)
Course
Info
COURSE TITLEHere
place a 4 to 8 word descriptive title of your course. COURSE CODEGive
an alpha-numeric code for your course (AAA111). For example, ENG101(gives
an idea of the course, here it tells the users that it is about English;
another example is CHM for chemistry). Usually if the course is a higher
level or in more depth, the numeric part of the ID will be higher (201,
301, etc.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION Briefly
describe your course; what it the course about; why the user will benefit
from the course; and what will he learn by the time he finishes the
course. Also place information about and requirements.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Place
your name and describe why you are qualified to teach this course. Offer
a time that students can contact you either through e-mail (you@yourmail.com)
or chat. Here list any works related to the course, and any other courses,
which you have made on eduX. You may also provide
acknowledgements in this section. AUDIENCE
Write
about the target audience for whom the course is meant and why they will
find it useful. For example: Students, Course Writers, Primary
and Middle School Teachers, Journalists, Politicians, Leaders, or General
Public. LEVEL
Mention
whether your course is an Advanced (401), Intermediate (201) or Basic
(101) one. This should correspond to the numeric part of the
unique course ID. DURATION
Assign
time frame for completion of the course; how much time will it take to
finish - usually this will range from 10 minutes to 1 hour (20-30 minutes
will be an optimal time for an online basic-level course). SKILL
LEVEL
Mention
whether your course is meant for Beginners or Advanced Learners. TYPEIs
this a Self-Study, or Instructor Lead course? OPTION
Are
you offering your course free of cost or charging? GUEST
POLICY
Mention
whether guests are Allowed/Not Allowed ENROLLMENT
Here
you can have the option of enrolling your students in the course. The
first option is self-enrollment-where the student can enroll freely. The
second option is teacher-enrollments-here you will enroll students after
they make a request to take the course (you will be e-mailed by eduX,
telling you that a someone is interested in the course) No.
Of LESSONS
Write
down the number of lessons your course contains. Three to five lessons
would be ideal for any basic course. Intermediate and advanced
courses will have more lessons, or will go into more depth (longer
lessons). EVALUATION
State
how do you plan to assess your users. Through a Pretest and/or a Final
Test? Mention them here. FEEDBACK
FORM
Is
there a feedback form to get assessment of the course users? Say Yes/No
here. FAVORITE LINKSHere
provide some useful websites, downloads, and other Internet related
material which will be beneficial for the student to visit either before
or after the course. § TITLE
FOR LINK: PLACE TITILE OF URL HERE § DESCRIPTION
FOR LINK: Write a brief review of the site, and how it
relates to
the course. § URL
FOR LINK: http://www------------------- § RECOMMENDED
BOOKS AND MEDIA: § List
out the books and other texts helpful to the users as far as your course
is concerned. § TITLE
OF THE BOOK: Here write down title of this book. § DESCRIPTION:
Write a brief review of the book clearly mentioning how it is related to
the current course. § AUTHOR:
Place the name of the author of the book. § PRICE:
PLACE T E PRICE OF THE BOOK HERE RECOMMENDED
VIDEOS/AUDIOS: Suggest
some videos/audios on the subject with system requirements. § TITLES
OF THE VIDEOS/AUDIOS: Place names of the videos/audios. § DESCRIPTION:
Write a brief review of the videos/audios clearly mentioning how it help
complement learning the course under study. § AUTHOR:
Place the name of the author of the video/audio. RECOMMENDED
MATERIALS: Here
mention any additional materials needed for learning the subject. LESSONS
Lesson
1
Introduction: Here
you talk about the course, put forward the basic tenets of the subject
under study, and state how you order the information about the course.
Also present some of the introductory information about the course such as
history, important dates and people connected to the subject.
Lesson
2
Core
Points: Here you raise the main issue of the course with certain
questions to set a platform for discussion on the subject.
Lesson
3
Solutions:
Draw some solutions to the questions you raised in the previous lesson by
providing examples and anecdotes.
Lesson
4
Useful
hints: Elaborate on the subject material of the course by comparing with
other related courses or information.
Lessons
(Optional)
Lesson
5
History:
Here talk about when the topic first appeared, and how it has grown into
the present level. Give some landmarks in its evolution so that students
will understand the subject very well.
Lesson
6
Famous
People: State names of some important personalities related to the subject
so as to help students have substantial grip over the subject. Use these
figures to motivate your students to learn more about the subject.
Lesson
7
Anecdotes (Real
life examples): Mention some of the anecdotes connected with the topic, as
it will complement the course. Provide some examples, which you
have faced on the topic, which the student can relate to.
Lesson
8
Principles
and Techniques: Recommend the principles and techniques, if any, involved
in the operation of the subject material of the course. This is an
important thing for those subjects, which essentially operate on some
system, or steps.
Lesson
9
Fine
Points: Here place some finer points that help students in refining their
knowledge on the subject. Though they are minor points, they sometimes
play a vital role in shaping the course and the students too!
Lesson
10
Conclusion: Add
a strong statement that summarizes what you think about the course and
give some key points that you want your audience to remember. Also give
some follow-up assignments that will help the users in refining their
knowledge about the course.
FINAL
TEST
Set
a test for evaluating the student of your course with five or six
questions on the subject with special reference to the lessons under
study.
USER
FEEDBACK (optional)
Format
a feedback form to get users' reaction to the course.
Contact
Information
E-mail
address
Type
some text. E.g. info@bhaskaronline.com Web
address
Type some text. E.g. bhaskaronline.com Office
phone
Type
some text. E.g. 91-040-3399266 Biographical
Information
Type
some text (About yourself). Personal
Interests
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