1. Online Course Platforms Birgit Deir

2. Online Course Platforms: What is it? Course material has been made available online Textbook Workbook Lab manual Tests Audio Video

3. Online Course Platforms: Learning Tools Learning tools for today’s digital generation Chat Video chat Tutorials Practice tools Adaptive training Internet links

4. Online Course Platforms: Instructor Tools Learning tools for today’s digital generation Announcements File Repository Assignments with due dates Gradebook Self-grading exercises Legible student writing

5. Online Course Platforms: Advantages Immediate Feedback Right or wrong Hints Answers Sample answers Students feel comfortable with online work Digital natives Spend a lot of time with technology Learn with technology Expect technology

6. Online Course Platforms: Quia Used for different textbooks Ciao - Cengage Learning Deutsch heute - Cengage Learning First used as online workbook/lab manual Workbook and lab manual simply put online Identical content Simple to use and reliable Few extras Create games Gradebook

7. Online Course Platforms: Centro McGraw-Hill Dos mundos Quia at core Quia embedded in Centro Centro offers extras Dashboard Tutorials Chats

8. Online Course Platforms: Centro Course Setup Professor receives book key from publisher Professor creates account Professor creates course Professor generates course code Student creates account Student enters course code Student enters book key after purchasing it

9. Online Course Platforms: Centro Assignments Choice of textbook or workbook/lab manual Grading For example: Graded Practice Self-grading Instructor-graded Feedback For example: None Score and key

10. Online Course Platforms: Supersite vhlcentral Vista Higher Learning Sag mal Package options and pricing Supersite Supersite and WebSAM Supersite Plus Supersite Plus and WebSAM My choices Loose-leaf or no textbook WebSAM required

11. Online Course Platforms: Blended Learning Online in vhlcentral Read new concepts Practice new vocabulary and grammar in structured exercises Practice Pronunciation Read cultural texts with exercises Watch cultural video and answer questions In-class Practice vocabulary and grammar in interactive exercises and with free responses Use new concepts in communicative, unscripted exercises

12. Online Course Platforms: Blended Learning (continued) In-class (continued) Summarize culture Tests (better: proctored outside classroom) Homework Review vocabulary and grammar concepts in all types of workbook and lab manual exercises Video-chat, if available Prepare for quizzes

13. Online Course Platforms: Connect Textbooks French: Vis-à-vis German: Kontakte Italian: Avanti Spanish: Tu mundo (new version of dos mundos) Purchasing Options Always ebook WBLM activities optional

14. Online Course Platforms: Connect Learnsmart Adaptive practice tool Covers different aspects of each chapter When assignment is done correctly, it disappears out of question pool Students self-assess Students practice where they need it

15. Recommendations Select course material Review textbook and all ancillaries Get trial account for online material and try it out Choose components and price of course package Before classes start Learn to use the online platform, get training Make sure online platform works in your school or on your campus Set up course and prepare student login material With your students Be patient when real or perceived software problems occur