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Online Teaching Tips
1) Online
Teaching Tips
Karla Embleton, Iowa State University.
The following tips apply to standard websites and to course materials
presented in WebCT. Many of the WebCT tips would apply equally
as well to other courseware packages. Some tips have more to do
with web design issues while others are more pedagogical in nature.
(December, 1999)
2) Practical
Lessons on Delivery of Distance Learning: Do's and Don'ts
Sharon Garrison and Marina H. Onken, Florida Gulf Coast University.
For some faculty, they don't really want to know all the pro's
and con's of distance learning. Rather, they just want know how
to get started. This paper provides a quick overview of some of
the lessons gleaned from distance learning research and some simple
do's and don'ts, including use appropriate media, properly test
course materials, and remember that teaching online will take
more time than you think. Don't use technology for technology's
sake, forget the personal touch, and expect that once you've developed
the course your work for the next semester is over. (1998)
3) Web-Based
Instruction: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Dale Mueller, LTU Extension, University of Phoenix.
Seven tips, including good response time, organized discussion
threading, and content focussed on learning objectives. (1999)
4) Strategies
for Teaching at a Distance
Edited by Tania H. Gottschalk, University of Idaho.
Although intended for distance
courses, this article includes tips on meeting student needs,
using effective teaching skills, and interaction and feedback.
(October, 2001)
5) Online
Teaching Tips
Judy Williamson, Brown University.
Includes advice such as regularly asking students for feedback,
having "open mike" sessions, approach your teaching
in a fluid way, share your own insights about technology and listen
to your student's reflections about it, and keep a sense of humour.
(October, 2000)
6) Getting
Started Online
Iris Vardi, Curtin University.
A tip sheet on how to augment your face-to-face teaching or your
print-based units. (.pdf)
Michael Coghlan, Douglas
Mawson Institute of Technology, South Australia.
Tips for teachers. Covers prerequisite skills for lecturers/teachers,
prerequisite skills for students, induction, getting started,
keeping the momentum, and how to deal with dominators/troublemakers.
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