Self-enroll, self-paced, mini courses designed to offer an on-demand alternative for current University of Mississippi faculty, staff, and students. Follow the steps to enroll yourself in one of these courses or contact teachonline@olemiss.edu.
Access is open 24/7 on UM Blackboard. Enroll yourself and get started on your own schedule. Look for a new course on the second Tuesday of each month.
| Availability | Course on Blackboard | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Available for Enrollment | Designing Online Instructional Media In this course you will learn more about designing multimedia that promotes learning. Explore Principles of Multimedia Learning and walk away with a refreshed design of your existing lecture, presentation, or video. |
Self-enroll on Bb |
| Available for Enrollment | Designing Online Learning Activities In this course you will explore evidence-based practices in online learning activities. Examine online active learning activity ideas and apply them to your own learning activity plan. |
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| Available for Enrollment | Online Student Identity Verification In this course you will discover methods for verifying online student identity in compliance with University of Mississippi Student Identity policy. You will explore the pedagogical and emerging technology practices that have been shown to be effective in verifying student identity. |
Self-enroll on Bb |
| Available for Enrollment | Digital Accessibility In this course you will learn the requirements and explore the resources for creating accessible online content delivery for ALL learners in compliance with University of Mississippi Accessibility policy. You will look at creating documents (ex: webpages, presentations, Word docs, Excel, PDFs, etc.) that are accessible for all learners. |
Self-enroll on Bb |
| Available for Enrollment | Copyright for Online Educators In this course you will learn the basics of copyright and fair use. Explore fair use myths in academic settings, resources for fair use guidelines, Creative Commons licenses, and where to find images and media for your course contents. You will determine fair use of a copyrighted work in your online or hybrid course and provide attribution when necessary. |
Self-enroll on Bb |
| Available for Enrollment | Designing Online Assessments In this course you will learn more about optimizing online assessments. Explore strategies for designing and using formative and summative online assessments that promote higher-order thinking skills and deter cheating. |
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| Available for Enrollment | Elements of Online Course Design In this course you will learn about effective instructional design principles and practices for asynchronous online course delivery. |
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| Available for Enrollment | Customizing Online Course Template In this course you will learn and gather tips for customizing and personalizing the online course Blackboard template for your online course delivery. |
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| Available for Enrollment | Using Panopto to Create Course Videos In this course you will learn the basics of how to use Panopto to record and edit videos for your course. |
Self-enroll on Bb |
| More to come |