Conquering the Content: A Step–by–Step Guide to Online Course Design

Conquering the Content

Conquering the Content is a practical resource for faculty who tackle overwhelming amounts of course content that must be tailored for Web–based learning. This important guide offers step–by–step instructions for creating online learning experiences that are manageable, effective, and of the highest quality.

Written by Robin M. Smith, an expert on online learning, Conquering the Content provides guidance for incorporating learning theory into practical online courses. Designed for online instructors at all levels of experience, the book is filled with the templates, learning guides, and sample files that can be easily applied to construct and manage course content.

Comprehensive in scope, Conquering the Content helps instructors

• Identify learning outcomes

• Create an easily updateable course

• Address assessment issues and challenges

• Develop a well–designed learning guide

• Design courses that are “information transfer”–based

• Avoid common pitfalls

• Focus on issues of navigation

The ideas and methods contained in this resource have been successfully applied in a wide variety of disciplines from institutions across the United States.

Conquering the Content is the fifth book in the Jossey–Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning series, which offers concrete and practical resources to help higher education practitioners meet the challenges of the online learning environment.

Robin M. Smith is coordinator of Web–Based Learning at the Office of Educational Development, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Formerly, Dr. Smith developed and directed the Center For Web–Based Learning at Southern Arkansas University Tech and was the first Certified WebCT Trainer in the South Central United States.