TWU Instructional Design's

Online Teaching and Learning Resources

How Do I Use This Resource?

How to search and get around in this set of resources. 

Designing and Planning DE Courses

Ways to think about Designing and Planning online courses.

Building DE Courses

Things to think about as you begin to build your DE course.

Assessment in the Distance Course

General information on assessment for online courses.

Teaching and Learning with Blackboard

Information on using Blackboard 9 for teaching and learning. Resources will provide you with the rationale for using certain Blackboard features and provide some instructions on how to use the features.

Student Blackboard Resources (opens in a new window)

A growing resource for students that includes information on netiquette and succeeding online, as well as step-by-step instructions for using many common Blackboard tools including Campus Pack Wikis, Blogs, Journals, and Podcasts; Discussion Board; Wimba Classroom; MyGrades; Email; and more.

Hybrid Courses

Information on Hybrid DE courses and Large Enrollment DE courses.

Managing Large DE Sections

Various management strategies for large DE courses. 

Essential Library Resources for the Distance Educator

Information on linking articles within your courses, new databases, copyright, and other information to help you refine your content.

Quality Matters

A nationally recognized program promoting effective online course design.

Wimba and Synchronous Learning 

Information on using Wimba in your DE course.

Presentations

Presentations from the annual Online Educators Symposium, monthly Instructional Design presentations and other presentations on distance education.

Instructional Design Team - What we do and how we can be of service

All about the Instructional Design team and the services we provide.