652 Designing Online! We will have to wait and see!

"Designing online courses."


What I have learned about design, now that I have taken two previous courses? 

By taking the initial 2 courses in ONTL I feel that the preparation work and the understanding for online teaching has got me to the point to FINALLY want to DESIGN my own course!  

If I would have not taken the two previous courses and taken the necessary steps this process would not have been as enjoyable.

Designing, will allow me to explore and understand the process and commitment that is needed to assemble an online course.  Also by designing I can explore all my options, tools/techniques in order to one day have the capability to carry out my own online teaching course. 

Since I am currently in the GSU communication grad program, I really wanted to design a communications course fully online. 

I wanted to see how much information, sources, I can utilize in order to get the course objective to the students in a manner which will be very effective.  I have taken f2f courses in communications and one intro communication course online.

This semester I have had an inspirational person take me through a learning journey called, "Interpersonal communication." But since this class is only f2f, I thought this would be a great class to take online, and access all technique and strategies possible in a fully online course.

I would hope to learn from the designing process & how to carry out my own online teaching course.  Also to take what has been taught f2f and take it up a notch; offering a new way of learning in the field of communication studies.

Ultimately, this is a course that is going to get me one step closer to fulfilling a dream! I hope this experience will allow me to offer students a new and innovative way of learning.

Double Duty Knowledge:
This picture when I seen it made me laugh! I love it! and She remind me of myself. I'm sure all women can relate to this!

My expectations with Online Design Course:
I am vary excited as I begin this course and look forward to the first project of designing an online course!
I hope the online design course will open new avenues, ideas, imagination to what I can create and how capable I will be of designing as a whole.

I hope to achieve a new learning and teaching style which is innovative and can take with me in whatever profession I choose. I also hope to build a community relationship with my online class members in the hopes of offering guidance and that extra push and advice for the better accomplishment of the course. I value my peers advice, and enjoy the wide diversity of the online community has to offer.