Course Overview
Optional Readings & Resources
These are resources that you don't need to read in depth during MEEO but we collect here for you for your skimming and future more in-depth reading and reference. If you are reviewing any of these materials and would like to open up a discussion about something you've seen here, please do! Feel free also to share with our group any other resources that you have found helpful.
Bonk, Curtis J. & Khoo, Elaine (2014). Adding Some TEC-VARIETY: 100+ Activities for Motivating and Retaining Learners Online. (This resource collects more than 100 activities under various main categories and suggests appropriate tech tools that can be used to deliver them.)
Royal Roads University OER server (If you are new to online course design you may want to review some example courses hosted on the RRU Open Educational Resources (OER) server.)
Elias, T. (2010). Universal instructional design principles for Moodle. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning, 11(2), 110-124. (An article that overviews some design elements for courses that would make courses accessible to all.)
Moodle.org Documentation (This is the general main site which houses Moodle documentation. Worth a look and something that you can dig into for future reference as you are becoming an advanced Moodle user. Remember that the information contained here will not always correlate to a higher education context.)
Video Making Resources
Introduction Video: Why Your Online Course Needs One
Quality Assurance/User Experience/Accessibility Resources
Guides for Quality Assurance at RRU from the CTET website (While you don't need to become an expert in the guides within this site, it is worth a browse now and a deeper look later when you are working on your real course. Know that CTET instructional designers, learning technologists and quality assurance personnel follow these guidelines when supporting you with your RRU course.)