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Years of helping faculty pass to the dark side of online education have taught me a few simple rules that I brow beat (in a collegial way) into all new online teachers.

A brief video analysis of online learning.

A book/web project aimed at a presentation on Online Teaching and Learning, written by an instructional designer at Walden Istitute

Adding Audio to Your Online Course: Topic is revisited from more than 2 years ago. Dan and Susan look at how universal voice is when teaching online. Are people using voice and if so, how

Will online learning fit your circumstances, lifestyle, and educational needs? Here are some basic questions to ask yourself in deciding if an online program is right for you. You must have Javascript enabled for this quiz to work. Your evaluation will be given in a pop up window.

"Think Twice Before Cheating in Online Courses"

From this article: Presence is the most important best practice for an online course (Boettcher & Conrad, 2010, p. 53) Research has shown that an important component in students 'performance in and satisfaction with their online course is the active participation of the instructor within their course (Picciano, 2002; Rovai, 2002; Swan & Shih, 2005). ***Because online presence is such a pivotal part of our role as facilitators, social media certainly assists us in actively participating in each course.

Results from one survey suggest online instructors are more likely than on-campus instructors to use social media for both personal and professional reasons. In his University of Hawaii online course, Introduction to e-Learning, associate professor Michael Menchaca requires his students to introduce themselves to each other by creating 15-second videos on Instagram.

This article addresses the essentials for F2F and online teaching and learning--presence and community. Some interesting comments were made about facilitator presence in an online course.

I did a generic search for online learning, and this was the first result. It is interesting that Harvard has vested so much in its online presence. At one point the online certificate was described as Harvard "branded," which made me cringe a bit.

the book about tips to help to teach online courses

Interesting read - I found the shift from taped lecture to a more interactive setting interesting... "Udacity, along with other MOOC designers, is moving rapidly away from the video lecture model of teaching toward an approach that is highly interactive and based on frequent quizzes and human "mentors" to provide active online support for students."

A scholarly article on online collaborative discussion size

Tools, Technology and Techniques To Keep Your Online Students Engaged In a face-to-face class, students have numerous opportunities to interact with their instructor and fellow students. Creating similar opportunities for collaboration in a web-based course is one of the biggest challenges of teaching online.

Online surveys from the Great White North!

Helpful article detailing the reasons that instructor feedback is critical in online classes, along with strategies for how to provide feedback effectively.

In this resource, provided by Southern Oregon University, best practices in online course design are discussed. This is a great resource for educators who are committed to providing a high-quality online experience for students.

This is a basic primer introducing the facilitator to online teaching. I found it helpful. Also, the supplemental resources at the end are fairly good.