The focus of the cohort meetings is to walk participants through a step by step process of developing a blended or online course. Topic sessions include the following:
• Aligning course goals, weekly topics, learning objectives, lecture and instructional materials to student work and assessments (case studies, research projects, group projects, critical thinking exercises, quizzes/test, ePortfolios, and more).
• Elaborating on key concepts in weekly lectures
• Triangulating lecture support materials (reading assignments, instructor discussion on key concepts, other perspectives, views, and discussion on key concepts)
• Gathering materials and resources to support lecture concepts
• Demonstrating technology that could be integrated into instruction
• Creating an instructional plan for your course
• Managing and facilitating student learning in a blended or online course