Remember in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book, The Little House in the Big Woods, when they butchered the pig? Every part of that pig—even the parts that weren’t food—was used for some practical purpose? Nothing was wasted. Even the one part that had no practical use, the pig’s bladder, was inflated like a balloon to make a ball for the children to play with. Still useful.
Apologies to our vegetarian readership for the analogy, but the same holds true for the content of an online course. Every piece and part of the content of an online course must have practical purpose. That is, every word, every activity, every reading, every assessment connects directly back to the course outcomes laid out in the syllabus and each sub-objective of the learning modules.
So take a look at your current online courses. Can you relate your learning activities, etc. directly back to one course outcome or another? If you can’t, it’s time to reevaluate them and look for replacements that focus student efforts toward what you told them they would be able to do once they finished the course.
Anyone else in the mood for bacon?
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