these are the slide for the TESL Toronto T4T presentation in January 2021.

1. Instructor
Online
Development
Teaching Hacks
JOHN ALLAN

2. …introduce online teaching hacks I have
learned as a fully online teacher and course
developer. It is hoped that a few of these
ideas will reduce the workload of instructors
and make their lessons more engaging.
SESSION BRIEF

3. Hack?
A workaround
Photo by Karla Hernandez on Unsplash

4. Hacks
Meet deadlines
Reduce workload
Refine resources
Improve online delivery
Increase engagement

5. Issue #1
Familiar online tool has been retired

6. Google Search
Sites like ….
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7. Issue #2
Students have difficulty opening
PowerPoints files

8. Save as PDF Format
PPT file proprietary
PDF
Improved student experience
No audio/video (*Acrobat DC)
3

9. Issue #3
PowerPoint slideshows are monotonous
Photo by Varun Gaba on Unsplash

10. Export to video
Narrate
Remove transitions
LMS or YouTube
3

11. Issue #4
Online videos are too long
Photo by Tim Gouwon Unsplash

12. Modify Online Video
Shorten videos
◦cropping
◦segmenting
More focused viewing experience
4

13. Issue #5
Learners are inattentive to online videos
Photo by Maxim Ilyahov Unsplash

14. Interactive video
engagement
individualized learning
assessment
tracking
5

15. Issue #6
Course images are inconsistent or inappropriate

16. Creating/Optimizing Images
Originality
Cropping
Resizing
Improved Mobile Device experience
6

17. Issue #7
Require additional subject matter content

18. Leverage free/legal resources
•Acquire and repurpose
•Repositories
•OER
•3rd party
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19. Issue #8
Students require technical steps
(step by step worksheets)

20. Technical step through guides
Basic ordered step documents (PDF)
Basic ordered step online videos
Confidence boost
8

21. Issue #9
Students need collaborative activities
outside of breakout rooms to break up the
routine

22. Online Group Projects
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Critical thinking
Free resources
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23. Issue #10
Not enough time to develop new activities

24. Repurpose / duplicate
Duplication features
Embed existing media
Start with a plain text document
Consistent naming of documents and folders
10

25. Issue #11
Duplication of effort
Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

26. Collaborate
Sharing between staff
Sharing on a LOR (Tutela)
Common drive - cloud/institutional
Common course on an LMS
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27. Thank you
johnharoldallan@gmail.com