Principles of Effective Online Teaching

1. #3 Establish Patterns of Course Activities

1.1. The Seemingly “Timeless” Classroom

1.2. Learner Benefits

1.3. Instructor Benefits

1.4. The Key to Success

1.5. Summary

2. #4 Plan for the Unplanned

2.1. Creatures of Habit

2.2. Life Happens

2.3. The Key to Success

2.4. Summary

2.5. Learner Benefits

2.6. Instructor Benefits

3. #5 Response Requested and Expected

3.1. Expecting a Response NOW

3.2. A Reasonable Response Timeframe

3.3. Setting the Expectation Too High

3.4. Learner Benefits

3.5. Instructor Benefits

3.6. The Key to Success

3.7. Summary

4. #7 Help Maintain Forward Progress

4.1. Monitoring Progress

4.2. The Key to Forward Movement

4.3. Initial Instructional Design Considerations

4.4. Learner Benefits

4.5. The Key to Success

4.6. Summary

5. #9 Quality Counts

5.1. The good and bad news

5.2. The role of quality assurance

5.3. Quality assurance domains

5.4. Learner benefits

5.5. Instructor benefits

5.6. The key to success

5.7. Summary

6. #1 Show up and Teach

6.1. The Role of the LMS

7. #2 Practice Proactive Course Management Strategies

7.1. The Key to Success

8. #6 Think Before You Write

8.1. The Whole Package

8.2. A “Simple” Text Message Sent

8.3. Taking Advantage of the Format

8.4. The Role of Netiquette

8.5. Learner Benefits

8.6. Instructor Benefits

8.7. The Key to Success

8.8. Summary

9. #8 Safe and Secure

9.1. Not the same old address book!

9.2. More than an inconvenience

9.3. Conducting institutional business

9.4. Establish communication protocol early and often

9.5. Learner benefits

9.6. Instructor benefits

9.7. The key to success

9.8. Summary

10. #10 (Double) Click a Mile on My Connection

10.1. Required Functionality

10.2. The Student View

10.3. Learner Benefits

10.4. Instructor Benefits

10.5. The Key to Success

10.6. Summary