Essentials of Online

Issued by Minnesota State Moorhead

This course provides a starting point for creating an online environment that supports successful facilitation of your students' learning. The learning modules identify twelve essential elements that serve as the minimum standards for the design and facilitation of online courses at MSUM. The course covers Building & Organizing Your Course in D2L Brightspace and Being Present in Your Online Course.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Hours

Skills

Course Design
Course Facilitation
D2L Brightspace

Earning Criteria

In this course, participants demonstrate: 1. Use of course Announcements to reinforce instructor presence in the class. 2. Organization of your course content in a logical, student-centered arrangement. 3. Management of student assessment using online assignment and grades management tools. 4. Facilitation of course communications that support instructor, student, and social presence. 5. Plans to monitor student progress to identify potentially at-risk students in your class.