By using a template to manage workload for online instruction you can preplan your design and delivery responsibilities and tasks. First - you'll need to become familiar with the online course design components that will help to make the virtual seem "real" for your students. Because these components are tangible they can be converted into tasks and time. Our "Template for Managing Tasks and Prioritizing Time," developed in our book Managing Online Instructor Workload: Strategies for Finding Balance and Success http://www.einterface.me/eInterface.me/Books.html can serve as a guide for workload and time spent when creating your online course of any kind: (1) a new course, (2) conversion of a face-to-face course to online course, or (3) revision of a course you've already taught online.
The template will guide you in identifying and laying out each course sequence, the type of tasks within each sequence, the period during the course when each sequence takes place, and the estimated time spent on each task. For new online courses, the template can help you estimate tasks and time spent during the course design and delivery. For a converted course, the template can help with the process of rethinking how to teach the course in the new environment. For existing online courses, the template can help you revisit tasks and time spent and become more efficient when teaching the same course again. We hope you enjoy using the template!
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