This site provides a nice top 10 list of pretty good practices (I hate the phrase "best practices"). Click the above link for the full details. Below is just the distilled list:
- Be present at the course site (i.e. post a lot of Announcements, and actively participate with your students in the Discussion Boards)
- Create a supportive online course community
- Share a set of very clear expectations for your students and for yourself as to (1) how you will communicate and (2) how much time students should be working on the course each week
- Use a variety of large group, small group, and individual work experiences
- Use both synchronous and asynchronous activities
- Early in the term -- about week 3 -- ask for informal feedback on "How is the course going?" and "Do you have any suggestions?"
- Prepare Discussion Posts that invite questions, discussions, reflections, and responses
- Focus on content resources and applications and links to current events and examples that are easily accessed from learner's computers
- Combine core concept learning with customized and personalized learning
- Plan a good closing and wrap activity for the course
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