BOLDD Project Management

Come here to see where we are in our various BOLDD projects. This links to our BOLDD calendar, &c.

BOLDD Guide Project at a Glance:

Our Guide is designed to provide teachers, administrators, supervisors, and in some instances learners, with a compendium of best practices in the design and delivery of online learning:

Before the Design Phase

    • Introduction to the field of Basic Online Language Learning
    • Questions and considerations before undertaking a BOLDD project
    • Kinds of training to prepare to design online courses
    • General design issues for online environments
    • Language specific design issues for online language teaching and learning

Designing an online course or program

    • Designing for your program/learning context
    • Working with your LMS
    • Backward design from learning outcomes
    • Pacing
    • Choosing course materials and ancillaries
    • Synchronous v. asynchronous sessions
    • Assessments
    • Preparing teachers
    • Preparing learners to be successful

Delivering online courses

    • There is no 'winging it' online
    • Orientation
    • First day/start here
    • Course management
    • Office hours and contact
    • Student management
    • Testing (online, proctoring)
    • Course evaluation
    • Re-design