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Putting your unit online? Can you cope with the extra workload? What will you offer students? Will you bite off more than you can chew, or will you find the right mix? We ask teachers and learners about their experiences with online units at UNE
If you are new to online teaching you may feel some trepidation about how you can put your unit online and the amount of work involved in doing this. This web site is designed to ease you into the process and help you make some decisions.
The key factor is to start small and develop different components of your unit as you become more familiar with what is possible, what has worked for other staff and what you find from your experience with your own students.
In these web pages you will find some tables, which show some of the possible combinations of web-based features you might like to develop for your unit. Information is included on the typical workload required for developing and maintaining different components of a unit online.
A key focus is on your workload. What effort will you need to put in to develop a particular feature if you decide to put your unit online? How much work will this be likely to require over the semester as your students work through the unit?
The resources here can help you make some sensible and informed decisions about how you might develop your unit online.
- Developing a unit online
- Some general considerations to keep in mind
- Considering components in your online unit
- Learning from others
- Useful links
- Access and equity issues