If you are new to teaching at NSU or simply want to hone your online teaching skills then this series is for you! Foundations of Teaching Online is a series of interactive sessions focused on the development of competencies for effective online course design and delivery. In this series, we will introduce the basics of teaching and learning in online and blended learning environments. While these one-hour sessions focus on strategies for teaching online, most can be applied to any modality.

In this session, we will discuss how to use instructional design and backward design to create an online course.

Learning Objectives 

After completing this session, you will be able to:

1. Define instruction, instructional design, and backward design.

2. Develop learning objectives.

3. Identify authentic assessments that align with your learning objectives.

4. Plan appropriate learning experiences and instruction.