Duquesne University Best Practices:
Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
(Chickering & Gamson, 1987)
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Online Teaching Applications
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- Encourages contacts between students and faculty.
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- Hold electronic office hours
- Instructor and student profile pages to get to know one another
- Inform students when you will routinely check email (I check my email on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, etc.)
- Use announcements, emails, and discussion forums
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- Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.
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- Discussion forums
- Use Google Docs for collaborative work
- Wikis
- Group projects
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- Uses active Learning techniques.
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- Organize online courses around projects
- Assign projects that end in a product that students present to the class
- Involve students with case studies, vignettes and problem- based learning
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- Gives prompt feedback.
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- Inform your students how long it will take to return work (I will grade these assignments within one week of receiving them.)
- Use rubrics
- Use the Canvas Gradebook features
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- Emphasizes time on task.
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- Set definite deadlines
- Send reminders or announcements about deadlines
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- Communicates high expectations.
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- Use Rubrics to show expectations for participation and assignments
- Regularly praise quality postings and participation
- Give students examples of exemplary work
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- Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
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- Use a variety of mediums including videos, audio clips, PowerPoint, texts, etc.
- Allow students to choose project topics that relate to their interest or work
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For more information: Promoting Student Learning in Online Courses