Converting Your Course For Online Delivery?
As a UTK faculty member, you have multiple demands on your time, and adding the conversion of a course to an online format may seem overwhelming. That’s why the Office of Online Learning and Academic Programs (OLAP) provides the Jumpstart Online Course Development Program to support you in making your online course a reality. The OLAP team will guide you in your efforts, providing research-based course design, professional video, and other multimedia, and training to support your future online course development efforts. Our goal is to engage with you in a quality-focused, collaborative partnership to develop courses that promote learning for your students.
The time and energy you spend on your Jumpstart experience is an investment in your skillset and your career. It will also improve the quality of education for your students and for the University as a whole.
Here’s what you can
EXPECT
You will design or redesign your choice of a course that you wish to convert to an asynchronous, online format. The time and effort required for this task will vary, depending on the status of your existing course material, but here are some estimates for your consideration:
Online Training
You have 7-to-8 weeks to complete four modules of training content with hands-on assignments that apply directly to the course you are designing (~20-40 hours total time and effort).
Course Design & Development
You should plan to devote ~10 hours/week during the remaining weeks of the semester to collaborate with your OLAP team in designing and developing your Canvas course.
Total Time Span & Hours Required
~120-190 hours for 14-18 weeks (see cohort semester options below).
Timeline
You can join a Jumpstart Cohort during the spring, summer, or fall semester.
SPRING COHORT
FOR SUMMER COURSES
JAN – FEB:
Online Training & Course Design
FEB – MAY:
Course & Multimedia Development
Early MAY:
Quality Assurance Check
Late MAY – Early AUG:
Course Implementation
SUMMER COHORT
FOR FALL COURSES
MAY – JUN:
Online Training & Course Design
Late MAY – AUG:
Course & Multimedia Development
AUG:
Quality Assurance Check
AUG – DEC:
Course Implementation
FALL COHORT
FOR SPRING COURSES
Mid-AUG – OCT:
Online Training & Course Design
SEP – DEC:
Course & Multimedia Development
Early DEC:
Quality Assurance Check
JAN – Early MAY:
Course Implementation