Martha Schwer
Online Instructor @ Madison Area Techncial College
This page shares information presented in Preparing to Teach Online at Madison College. This course requires 8 weeks to complete and earns 2 undergraduate or graduate college credits through the University of Wisconsin--Platteville. This list of topics covered may be adapted at your institution under a Creative Commons Share with Attribution license.
Preparing to Teach Online supports faculty in applying the Best Practices for Online Instructors at Madison College. Instructors are encouraged to apply the college's rubric for quality online course design, too.
Below are some samples of presentations students respond to in Preparing to Teach Online. If you have additional questions about the course, please feel free to contact me.
Week 1 Video from Preparing to Teach Online
This presentation was written by Martha Schwer and Jennifer Lewis; it is voiced by Jennifer, who is the current Online Teaching and Learning Mentor at Madison College. Martha developed the content.
This course is designed to prepare instructors at Madison College for online teaching in an open-enrollment, 2-year college environment.
Learning Theory and Online Course Design
This presentation was developed by Martha Schwer and Jennifer Lewis. This of this presentation is to define the role of cognition and learning to help you determine the most appropriate instructional strategies for your online learners. The information in this presentation draws on presentations from the 2012 Conference on Distance Education held in Madison, WI.
Communication Strategies for Managing Online Teaching.
This presentation will cover Strategies for Managing Your Online Course. It was developed by Martha Schwer and Jennifer Lewis.