Best Practices for Teaching Online Exploration
Explore effective strategies for teaching online, including creating a supportive community, setting clear expectations, and utilizing a variety of activities. Discover insights from the 10 best practices outlined in "The Online Teaching Survival Guide."
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Best Practices for Teaching Online Rebecca Taylor June 24, 2014
Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, you will be able to: Identify best practices for teaching online that have been utilized in a specific/given online environment Determine two ways that your existing course site could be modified to include two (more) best practices for online teaching
Background Knowledge Probe 1. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being totally uncomfortable, 10 being mastery), how technically comfortable are you with using your school s LMS? 2. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being totally disengaged, 10 being ever-present), how engaged are you with your LMS course site? 3. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being totally disengaged, 10 being ever-present), how engaged do you think your students are with your LMS course site?
Exploration Activity Part 1 Explore two sites on KIRO, at courses.cmcc.ca: Best Practices for Teaching Online 1 Best Practices for Teaching Online 2 As you peruse these sites, consider what good (and poor) practices you see for TEACHING online (Ask me if you don t know what Lorem Ipsum is)
Exploration Activity Part 2 Two groups: Group 1 will list what poor TEACHING practices they saw for teaching online Group 2 will list what good/best TEACHING practices they saw for teaching online Each group will share their list with the class
10 Best Practices for Teaching Online Be present at the course site Create a supportive online course community Develop a set of explicit expectations for your learners and yourself Use a variety of large group, small group, and individual work experiences Use synchronous and asynchronous activities Ask for informal feedback early in the term Prepare discussion posts that invite responses, questions, discussions, and reflections Search out and use resources that are available in digital format Combine core concept learning with customized and personalized learning Plan a good closing and wrap activity for the course Chapter 3, Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online, in the book, The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips, by Judith V. Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad. Published by Jossey-Bass , A Wiley Imprint. 989 Market Street. San Francisco, CA 94103 The above reference is summarized by Rick Reis, author of Tomorrow s Professor Mailing List, at http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1091
Practical Application Activity Get in groups of 2/3, login to (one) LMS course site(s) that you manage, and discuss at least 2 changes you can make to incorporate the best practices of teaching online.
Feedback Please! I just published a survey in the Tests & Quizzes tool on the Best Practices for Teaching Online 2 KIRO site, called Feedback Survey for Rebecca s LDA Please head to that site and share your feedback!
Thank you! Chapter 3, Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online, in the book, The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips, by Judith V. Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad. Published by Jossey-Bass , A Wiley Imprint. 989 Market Street. San Francisco, CA 94103 The above reference is summarized by Rick Reis, author of Tomorrow s Professor Mailing List, at http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1091
