Gathering and Creating Content
Gathering and Creating Content
There are many resources available to add to online courses. If you are converting a current face-to-face (F2F) course to an online format you may have all the content you need. If you are starting from scratch or need to provide alternate teaching or learning activities for students, the following are some helpful resources.
Course Template
Please note, a template is available to be added to courses that creates a fillable first module that contains pages. All of the items can then be duplicated to populate the course. To view the template click here (to view you all content you may need to log into Canvas).
Creating Online Lectures and Videos
Include mini-lectures throughout the course. Preferably in each module for a fully online course. These can be shorter videos (5-7 min each) on general or specific content. One of the easiest ways to do this is narrating PPTs and embedding them in Canvas. This allows you to record on a slide by slide basis. They are also interactive, as students can click through each slide, see what’s on the screen, and hear the instructors voice.
Think about:
- What topics will you dive deeper into?
- What topics/areas need additional attention?
HELP GUIDES
- Creating Narrated PowerPoints
- Creating a Screen Recording through Zoom
- Creating a Screen Recording through OU MyMedia Kaltura (Scroll down)
- What makes an online video effective? (video length matters!)
Adobe Express
If you are faculty or staff and you are looking to create short video announcements or introductions, Adobe Express is a simple to use tool that comes as a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud provided to you by the University.
Video Resources
There are many options online for great videos to use in your online classroom. Below are a few options:
- Alexander Street (a great resource from OU Libraries)
- TED Talks Links to an external site.
- Khan Academy Links to an external site.
- OU Open Educational Resources
- PBS Video Links to an external site.
- Videos from streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime - Include these in "Course Materials" like you would a text book or other content students need to access on their own
Creating Your Own Text Based Content
Use pages in Canvas to create your own text based Content. You can add images, videos, text, links, etc.
How to Create and Edit Pages
For information on how to create and edit pages follow this guide:
How to Create and Edit a Page in Canvas
OU Libraries (Help Finding Resources)
OU Libraries offers many resources for online courses. Be sure to view the best way to link to library resources.
- Library Liaisons: Contact your department Library Liaison for resource assistance and questions on copyright.
Library Liaisons List - How to Link to Library Resources: Follow this guide when linking to library resources: Linking to Library Resources
- NY Times: From OU libraries - Faculty and instructors have access to the New York Times in Education, a resource of teaching strategies, articles, discussion questions, case studies and more. To set up access, use the link above and register with your @ou.edu email address.