The "Clear Path" Process for Developing, Teaching, and Marketing Online Courses and Programs

Online and hybrid learning can provide better access to instruction for diverse groups of students while creating an interactive and engaging learning environment. But finding the information you need to get from an initial idea to a completed course isn't always easy. That's why the Digital Campus initiative, in collaboration with OIT and other U of M units, has prepared these "roadmaps" and resources to lead you through the process of creating and delivering online courses and degree/certificate programs.

Development Roadmaps - Step-by-Step

• Process summary - Start here with a quick overview
• Course creation detailed roadmap: Create a new course or convert an existing one for online delivery.
• Degree /certificate program detailed roadmap: Create a new or convert an existing degree or certificate program for online delivery.

Marketing

• Marketing and Intellectual Property Templates - Use these templates to save time and ensure you ask the right questions - NEW
• Course sharing options - share your course via distance with CIC institutions.

Planning a Course or Program

• Project plan template for hybrid and online learning (MS Word document).
• Time and cost considerations in producing online courses.
• Time, cost, and quality "Good, Better, Best" model.
• Technology tools for constructing online courses
• Preview an online course - School of Public Health examples.

Help & Support

• Academic integrity - resources for creating a culture of academic integrity including electronic proctoring and online identity verification services.
• Learn (Mostly) Online - online/hybrid faculty development program. You can view a sample Food Allergen course developed by participants. - NEW
• Quality Matters - training for faculty to assess the quality of an online course
• Faculty Development for Online Teaching - A series of six modules produced by the U of M Center for Teaching and Learning and available at no charge via iTunes U.
• Resource directory - university wide for course and program planning, design, and development.
• Resource directory - collegiate unit for course and program planning, design, and development.