Comments on: Creating Online Lessons http://frumpyhausfrau.com/web-design/creating-online-lessons/ Defining True Success in Business and Family Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kerry http://frumpyhausfrau.com/web-design/creating-online-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Kerry Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:48:41 +0000 http://frumpyhausfrau.com/?p=386#comment-267 Yes - After 5 years of curriculum development and delivery for 6 high school English courses and three high school Social Studies courses, I can most definitely attest to the fact that there is a significant difference between: a) creating a lesson and pasting some instructions into the page; and b) creating a real online course that someone can actually learn from - and then demonstrate that learning at a high level of competency. The way all of the pieces of an online course have to fit together is a big part of a learner's ultimate success. Every bit has to flow logically back and forth from the next. This is very hard to accomplish and takes an analytical mind (and a willingness to make modifications based on student feedback). Another factor upon which student success hinges is whether the material is INTERESTING and MOTIVATING (boring = a death knell in online education, just like in a regular classroom). A third consideration in determining learner success is that as the instructor, you know WHAT you are actually assessing, and HOW you and learners will know that they have met the outcomes (and at what level of competency). Yes – After 5 years of curriculum development and delivery for 6 high school English courses and three high school Social Studies courses, I can most definitely attest to the fact that there is a significant difference between:

a) creating a lesson and pasting some instructions into the page; and
b) creating a real online course that someone can actually learn from – and then demonstrate that learning at a high level of competency.

The way all of the pieces of an online course have to fit together is a big part of a learner’s ultimate success. Every bit has to flow logically back and forth from the next. This is very hard to accomplish and takes an analytical mind (and a willingness to make modifications based on student feedback).

Another factor upon which student success hinges is whether the material is INTERESTING and MOTIVATING (boring = a death knell in online education, just like in a regular classroom).

A third consideration in determining learner success is that as the instructor, you know WHAT you are actually assessing, and HOW you and learners will know that they have met the outcomes (and at what level of competency).

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