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Name: Best Practices in Online Teaching - Getting Started - Specify Course Goals, Expectations, and Policies
ID: m14874
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module provides examples and strategies for specifying course goals, expectations, and policies when teaching an online course. This module is part of the Best Practices in Online Teaching Course created by Penn State University World Campus as a guide for faculty who are new to teaching in an online environment.
Subject: Social Sciences, Science and Technology
Keywords: Best Practices in Online Teaching Course, blended learning, distance education, instructional design, online learning, online pedagogy, online teaching
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Larry Ragan (lcr1@psu.edu)
Copyright Holders: Larry Ragan (lcr1@psu.edu)
Maintainers: Cecelia Merkel (cbm12@psu.edu)
Version: 1.3 (history)
Created: Jul 30, 2007 9:28 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 23, 2007 9:50 am GMT-5

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Version: 1.3 Aug 23, 2007 9:50 am GMT-5 by Cecelia Merkel
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Version: 1.2 Aug 20, 2007 8:50 am GMT-5 by Cecelia Merkel
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Version: 1.1 Aug 16, 2007 10:09 am GMT-5 by Cecelia Merkel
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