Magna Online Courses

Developing and Teaching an Online Course

Create Online Courses with Confidence

Developing and Teaching an Online Course is a content-rich Magna Online Course that provides core principles and best practices in online teaching to get you up and running fast, without costly and frustrating false starts.

Step by step, this accelerated course prepares you to teach online.

Unit 1

Introduction to Online Teaching
First, you’ll get a look at the current state of online education, and the fundamental differences between online and face-to-face teaching.

Unit 2

Online Course Development
You’ll get invaluable guidance on course development—from using backward design, to developing sound course structure and navigation, to creating a comprehensive syllabus.

Unit 3

Online Course Facilitation and Management
From there, you’ll discover the best way to run your courses: how to establish your classroom “presence”, use online discussions effectively, administer assessments, and provide feedback.

Unit 4

Effective Use of Technology
You’ll see how to use your LMS to your advantage, how to use video confidently, and how to stay attuned to ADA compliance requirements.

Course Length: 20-25 hours

Course Access: The course enrollment will expire one year from date of purchase.

The course includes video content supplemented by worksheets, assessments (including a final one), reflection questions, and transcripts. It is asynchronous: You can start and stop whenever you like, and learn at your own pace.

Product Code: QO20AA

Meet Your Presenter

Brian Udermann, PhD

Brian Udermann, PhD

Professor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Brian Udermann, PhD, has more than 20 years of teaching experience in higher education. He started teaching online in 2005, and served as the director of online education at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from 2007-2020. In addition to his…READ MORE

Learning Goals

At the conclusion of Developing and Teaching an Online Course, participants will have gained the knowledge and insight to:

  • Articulate the differences between face-to-face and online teaching
  • Build and present online courses with confidence
  • Create syllabi, assessments, feedback methods, and other classroom tools based on best practices
  • Use technology to enhance students’ classroom experience and learning outcomes

Who will benefit from this course?

  • Faculty who teach online
  • Faculty preparing to teach online
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Comments on the Course

“All faculty teaching online courses should be required to take this course first. It provided me excellent resources to build a better online course. By using a variety of instructional formats and formative summative assessments, the course provided a real example of how to build an effective online course.”
—Terri Wasmoen, Adjunct Faculty, College of St. Mary

“I really enjoyed this course and it opened my eyes to reworking my online teaching priorities. I’m leaving the course with the confidence to move forward and a calm mind to reorganize my course with student learning in mind.”
—Ashlee McGreevy, Visiting Professor of Photography, Grand Valley State University

“This information was very helpful. I am already using what I learned in this class to help shape my online courses. The notes, lectures, guides, articles, lists, and tips have helped me imagine the possibilities. Thank you!”
—Amy May, Faculty, Northern Vermont University

“This was a great course! I have been teaching online for close to 10 years. Throughout this course I nodded my head a TON, and equally made a TON of notes and a to-do-list. Thank you!”
—Alana Ferguson, MAC, CPA, Associate Professor, Mott Community College

“A very good course worth taking to remove one’s fear of online course design, development and teaching.”
—Dr. Elizabeth S. Ndofirepi, University of the Witwatersrand