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This web resource was developed to
serve as an online repository of information
to be used by faculty and instructors
here at the university who have taught
or will be teaching online courses
to promote quality online course creation.
The staff at COBL invite you to explore
the available teaching and learning
resources in the hopes that a large
amount the information will prove useful
as you begin to design and develop
your online course. For those who would
like to add a resource to this repository
please contact cobl@bgsu.edu making
sure to include any and all important
information regarding the resource.
Teaching
Online
COBL has created an invaluable
online repository of information
about such topics as current online
pedagogical trends, instructional
design strategies, online teaching
tips and suggestions, and countless
other resources. If you have a resource
that you consult quite often and
want to share the information with
your colleagues please let us know
by emailing cobl@bgsu.edu.
Your name will appear next to the
resource as the contributor, unless
otherwise noted.
BGSU
Resources Available
to Faculty and Students
There are a large number of institutional
offices and individuals who offer
resources and services which are
only available to members of the
campus community. Many of the resources
are available via the web which can
be accessed in any location that
permits internet connectivity. For
a complete listing of the available
resources please follow the above
link.
My
BGSU Portal
The university's information technology
services (ITS) division, in its continuous
effort to enhance campus communications
and integrate multiple administrative
systems into one centralized environment,
has purchased and developed a enterprise
portal system appropriately named
MyBGSU. The link above will direct
COBL guests to the appropriate MyBGSU
self-help section of the ITS mainpage.
Blackboard
For any technical or general
questions concerning Blackboard, the
learner management system at BGSU,
please review the information that
can be found by selecting the option
above. If the answer to the question
you have cannot be found within our
Blackboard resources section, try the
self-help pages created by ITS click
here to access or call 419.372.0999.
Software Applications
Most of the supporting rich media
that can be used within an online
course requires an additional plug-in
that some faculty and students may
not have installed on their home
or office
computers.
For a complete listing and links
to sites that offer the specific
plug-ins please follow the link above.
Also included on this page are links
to Web 2.0 applications and emerging
technologies which can be used within
an online course
to
support
and encourage constructivist learning.
Most Web 2.0 applications are free
to use and simply run within the
browser. If you are interested in
learning more about this technology
please email cobl@bgsu.edu and
a member of the COBL staff will
assist
you in deciding how to use the
technology as part of your instructional
online
course
design.
Additional Resources
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