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Integrating active learning, fostering a personal connection with students, and facilitating the process of learning

The articles contained in the report will help you establish online instructor best practices and expectations, and includes principles of effective online teaching.

"Effective Online Assessment: Scalable Success Strategies"

"This is the online shared references and resources area of the SUNY Learning Network education team."

I like this one.

"This guide aims to orient Vanderbilt Coursera faculty in the new online-learning landscape by providing an overview of some "common practices" among recent Coursera  courses as of this writing (September 2012)." (Note: Although this is written with Coursera in mind it is an excellent resource for faculty to consider when designing their online course.

This self-guided assessment helps students gauge technical and student skills to determine if they are suited to taking a course online.

it's a creative commons license so we could modify it for our own needs

The student readiness assessment from the University of Huston seems better.

"Center for Teaching and Learning"

The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to examine thirty-one selected references that describe the changes to instructional design principles, which are taking place, or need to take place, as a result of the increased usage of mobile devices. In recent years the technology and tools available for learning have changed dramatically, but teaching and learning methodologies have not significantly changed and traditional educational methodologies have been applied to new delivery methods.

"This index represents a compilation of those activities to help instructors plan their online and hybrid courses."

Rubric and checklist to evaluate quality/ effectiveness of online courses

"Sloan-C community peer-reviewed techniques, strategies, and practices in online education."

To help make quality online education accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, the members of the Sloan-C community share techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have worked for them. All effective practices are peer reviewed to insure quality and to give submitters some documentation for tenure and promotion files.

Practical tips from a Sloan-C award for Excellence in Online Teaching winner

Good article. Focuses mainly on using discussion boards in a class and using them to engage the students. Talks a little about rubrics. A little dated, form 2004.

"Debunking the top 10 myths about synchronous online teaching"

I have used this and love it. I think we should make our own UB version

Tools for improving instructor presence

I like that it gives examples of tools that can be used to increase instructor presence.

I see how it fits in, but it might be too specific in terms of the technology and because of that, might not stand the test of time.

"Lost in Translation: Importance of Effective Communication in Online Education"

this might be too light weight.

Interesting article about personality online.

missed the mark for me.