Resources

Course Development Guide

A reference guide for new online course development and revision of a current online course.

12 Steps to Creating a Syllabus

Complete this self-paced module to learn about the components of a syllabus.

Syllabus Template

You can download the template and fill in for your course.

Example Syllabi

• EDLT520 Example Syllabus
• BCIS575 Example Syllabus
• EE461 Example Syllabus

Example Schedule

• EDLT 528/568 Schedule
  
• More Schedule Examples

Sample Courses

• Introduction to Astronomy   Partial Course,  Nancy Chanover
• English 203: Business and Professional Communication Full Course, Sharon Lalla, NMSU-Las Cruces
• Marketing 503: Marketing Management  Partial Course, Erin Blaugrund- Las Cruces
• HRTM 331: Hotel Operations  Full Course, Betsy Stringam- Las Cruces
• MSW 520:  Social Work Practice I  Full Course, Wanda Whittleey-Jerome

NMSU Accessibility Statement

Visit the Student Accessibility Services website to get the current Accessibility Statement for your Syllabus.

NMSU Student Support Services

Here are some student support websites that you may want to include in your syllabus.

• Student Success Center
• Library
• Career Services
• Counseling
• Advising
• Financial Aid
• More Services

Creating Presence in Your Online Course

Complete this self-paced module to learn about the creating presence in your online course.

Course Welcome Letter

Use this template as a starting point for developing your email to welcome students to your course.

Getting Started

• Sample Instructor Bio
• Sample Read Me 1st Page

Instructor Presence

• Eight Tips for Successful Online Course Facilitation
• Tips for Building Social Presence in Your Online Class
• Creating a Sense of Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom
• Tools and Methods for Building Community in Online Courses

Online Discussions

• • How to Get Students to Participate in Online Discussions

• • Developing Effective Questions for Online Discussions

• Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation

Netiquette

• University of Florida Netiquette Guidelines for online courses
• 15 Essential Nettiquete Guidelines to share with your students

Additional OCIP Resources

• Learner Support Resources
• Graphic Syllabi Examples
• OCIP Resources Wiki

 Learning Objectives

• Writing Learning Objectives Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
• 3 Tips for Writing Measurable Learning Objectives

Online Teaching Tips

• Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online
• 10 Principles of Effective Online Teaching: Best Practices in Distance Education

Assignments & Assessment

• • Methods of Assessment

• Characteristics of Effective Online Assessments

• Online Class Observation Form
• Instructions for Teaching Online
• Checklist for Teaching Online