Talk:Online Tutoring Mini-Course

Online Tutoring Mini-Course -- Diana M. Cary 17:37, 24 November 2012 (EST)

Hi Christina it looks like you have a good solid start on your mini-course. I am eager to see the finished product as it will related well to some of the things i do in my position.

Is this your Unit 1 or an introduction to the mini-course? Can you tell me what other lessons are planned? I was not able to access your curriculum map.

Re: Online Tutoring Mini-Course -- Christina Arnone 13:33, 27 November 2012 (EST)

Hi Diana, thanks for the comment. I relabeled my titles to include each unit that corresponds with my headings to make things easier to navigate. There are 4 units total, with the first being complete and ready to try out! The other lessons planned are included below Unit 1 but I only have headings for each at this point. I will be working on the lesson plan for the remaining 3 units this week and next. My curriculum map outline is located on my portfolio page, and I have placed a link to the actual map in the mini-course since reading your comment. I hope you find my mini-course useful and in your position!

-- James Foody 15:07, 26 November 2012 (EST)

Solid work so far! My only suggestion would be to make the units more separated and number them the traditional way with unit 1 and so on so they don't blend otgether so much.

Re: -- Christina Arnone 13:33, 27 November 2012 (EST)

Thanks James, I took your suggestion and made the changes. I appreciate your help & feedback!

-- Maree Michaud-Sacks 13:53, 30 November 2012 (EST)

Hi Christina,

At first I was a bit confused by the structure of your course, because there are a lot of links. I do like how you keep the amount of text short on each page. I am struggling with the large amounts of text in each unit of my course. I guess balance of amount of text vs. amount of clicks is something I will need to revisit!

I would like to see the link back to your course at the bottom of the page rather than the top. It will go along with the natural flow the student takes down the page.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the course!

Maree

Re: -- Christina Arnone 15:26, 2 December 2012 (EST)

Hi Maree,

I originally had all my text in one section, but based on suggestions from 2 others, as well as our professor I decided to make my homepage short, easy to read, and keep each unit separate. I like the results and find it easier to read this way!

Thanks for your suggestion regarding moving the link back to my course to the bottom of my pages. My intention isn't to have students go to the beginning of the course, but to continue on to the next unit which is why I have the next unit link at the bottom and the link to my course at the top. It's there if someone needs to get back, but it's not really the next step in my class.