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Author Information Conklin, Heather C., Tuten, J. Terrell, and VanderMeulen, Matt Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where EP Occurred: Ashford University Effective Practice Abstract/Summary Abstract/Summary of Effective Practice: Ashford University's use of cutting-edge, web-based, dynamic rubrics in eight online writing-intensive courses has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of grading, feedback provision, and assessment.

An interesting idea: student collaboration to lead and facilitate online discussions. This study says the student leaders elicited meaningful dialogue, high levels of participation and quality conversation.

Providing faculty resources and support to teach successfully online

I consider my classroom, in general, flipped. My general rule of thumb is that the more I talk the less they learn, so I really push the application process.

This is a great example of using these techniques. I see lots of application of this info in my future teaching. Thanks for sharing.

This is a quick overview to making videos using a technique called "pencasting". It's the technique used in many of the Khan Academy teaching videos. I will also post the website of the author, Andrew Wolf from University of Rochester. He has many other ideas, links and helpful tutorials for blended/online learning.

"This research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites, such as Twitter, as professional learning networks." Article was published in The Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT).

The National Education Technology Plan, Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology, calls for applying the advanced technologies used in our daily personal and professional lives to our entire education system to improve student learning, accelerate and scale up the adoption of effective practices, and use data and information for continuous improvement.

This reference outlines the outcomes of an online course in genetics for NP students. I found this reference particularly helpful as it focuses on a science based online course. It can be done!

OK. Here is the other article I promised. My interest was to find out about the principle of redundancy, but this article is not just about that. Editor's Note : Effective online learning requires careful preparation, design, implementation, and follow-up. This article combines best practices from a variety of resources - research studies, publications, and discussions among online instructors. The analogy of a garden is used to reinforce practices that will ensure a successful "harvest!"

Hi Yu, I like this article. For some points, I had not thought about them. Thanks for sharing.

This article outlines some ways to evaluate online courses - get faculty involved from the start and develop the rating scales...Is this authentic evaluation?

This report offers some observations on the use of multimedia resources in online courses. The focus is more on course development (both time investment and quality of materials produced) than on student experience or learning outcomes, but this can still be a valuable tool for instructors thinking about whether (and how) to use multimedia in their online course designs.

The American Council on Education (ACE) has released a new paper on the importance of implementing a standardized approach to recognizing online degree programs across different states.

This article has GREAT examples of instructions to students about discussion posts and rubrics for discussion posts. It also says to let the students create the questions for discussions, rather than providing questions for them.

This is Florida Gulf Coast's site for online coursework design which includes their guidance for the steps in coursework development (instructional design, goals and objectives, etc...) as well as advice on media and technology use and other factors. I saw a few items which mimicked items from our readings.

from the 2005 ASCUE (Association Supporting Computer Users in Education) Conference. I thought this was particularly good with respect to issues of the time demands an online course places on instructors (especially in terms of development and roll-out), as well as on students.

It's worth noting the distinction between for-profit colleges and universities, which are the real focus of this report, and online learning. If the two overlap significantly, they are not identical. It's also worth underlining what Roxanne said on the boards: the low rates of completion raise many questions, but they should not call into question the achievements of those who do successfully earn degrees from for-profit institutions.

This article applies Bloom's Learning Taxonomy to online teaching, suggesting concrete activities to promote each phase of student learning.

Love concrete activities :)