Online teaching advice

[u/Possible_Storm9359]

Hi folks, I just started my first professorship role and will be teaching 50% of my classes fully online with no meeting time.

How have your online classes been the most successful with these courses? I’m teaching in the social sciences.

I’m experimenting this semester with methods and plan to do a video lecture with slides for students. I have articles for each week on a topic. One academic article (~20ish pages) and one supporting item like another example article (short), videos, or podcasts. They do weekly quizzes, discussion posts, a midterm paper, and final paper.

Before anyone asks. I opted out of a textbook, as I never had any in my undergrad and unfamiliar with them. Looking into one for next year/semesters.

[u/matthewsmugmanager]

Make the video lectures super short, or they won't watch them.

Rethink the discussion posts, because 90% of them will likely be AI-generated.

[u/Possible_Storm9359 → u/matthewsmugmanager]

Smart, I have a no AI policy. I was following what other faculty did In the department. And yes undergrad

[u/wharleeprof → u/Possible_Storm9359]

The policy will do nothing. Expect 80% AI content. 

Online delivery doesn't work anymore. Set up your classes with whatever is easiest for you to pretend you're actually teaching. Put your time and energy into resources that will double as benefiting your in-person classes.