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Virtual Manipulatives. How to Create Your Own Online Course: 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources. How to Create Your Own Online Course: 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources Perhaps you have a special skill, talent, or knowledge-base that you want to share with others, and maybe you’ve heard that teaching online courses can make you a little extra money.

The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by guiding you through creating and establishing an online course. No matter what age of student, subject you want to teach, or size of the class, you will find resources and information to bring your class online. Learning Management Systems Learning Management Systems host your online class and provide a place for students to receive and turn in assignments, class communication, and more. Moodle. Resources for Getting Your Class Online Read these articles to find out everything from using a free blog to host your class to selecting and implementing a Learning Management System. How to Teach an Online Course using WordPress. Coursesites. Index MyiCourse a Free Learning Management System. Developing an Online Course - Teaching Commons.

Faculty Instructional Technology Services (FITS) provides training to faculty planning or designing an online or hybrid course and to departments planning for an online program. Re-conceiving a course for online delivery involves designing active and collaborative learning activities that take full advantage of digital communication. For more information see: Teaching online, an introduction to the DePaul Online Teaching Series program How to use digital communication to facilitate discussion among students Collaborative learning in an online environment Strategies and Resources Here are just a few strategies and resources to keep in mind while developing an outline course: Work with an instructional designer experienced with developing online classes.

Illinois Online Network: Initiatives. BestPracticesChecklistSP12.pdf. Learning Tools.