The Technology Source Archives - Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Le... - 0 views
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Learners should be required to participate (and their grade should depend on participation). Discussion groups should remain small. Discussions should be focused on a task. Tasks should always result in a product. Tasks should engage learners in the content. Learners should receive feedback on their discussions. Evaluation should be based on the quality of postings (and not the length or number). Instructors should post expectations for discussions.
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Lesson for online instruction: Instructors need to provide two types of feedback: information feedback and acknowledgment feedback.
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We found that instructors gave prompt information feedback at the beginning of the semester, but as the semester progressed and instructors became busier, the frequency of responses decreased, and the response time increased.
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The rationale was that many students needed flexibility because of full-time jobs. However, regularly-distributed deadlines encourage students to spend time on tasks and help students with busy schedules avoid procrastination.
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Lesson for online instruction: Challenging tasks, sample cases, and praise for quality work communicate high expectations.