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Technology Tips to Achieve “Best Practice” in the

Higher Ed Online/Hybrid Classroom

What is Best Practice in Teaching?

• Knowledge and experience

• Fulfilling standards and expectations

• Communication

• Organization

• Doing what I am told

Seven Principles (Chickering and Gamson) of Best Practices

1.Encourage contact between students and faculty.

2.Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students.

3.Encourage active learning.

4.Give prompt feedback.

5.Emphasize time on task.

6.Communicate high expectations.

7.Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.

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Announcements•Voki•Kaltura

1. Encourage contact between students and faculty

EMAIL• Tools /Email• Email from Grade

Center

•Faculty Contact•Faculty Video•Avatar

1. Encourage contact between students and faculty

Bb IM Individual chat/group chat• Tools/Bb IM• Download the

application• Share with your class

1. Encourage contact between students and faculty

1. Encourage contact between students and faculty

•Collaboration through Groups

•Discussion Board back and forth nature -the basis of a reciprocal conversation

•Writing on the Wall w/ Padlet

2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students

• Bb Wiki

•Google Docs

2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students

3. Encourage active learning

•Blogs

•Wikis

•Assignments

•Provide Rubrics

•Discussion Boards

Learning is not a spectator sport.

3. Encourage active learning

•Prezis

•Presentations

•Videos (YouTube, Kaltura, TedEd)

•Jeopardylabs.com• https://jeopardylabs.com/play/theories-jeopardy5

4. Give prompt feedback• Inline Grading - annotations

• “Feedback to User”, or expand to text editor window

• (The art of writing feedback is positive, constructive and end with positive.)

• Kaltura Video Mashup tool - verbal feedback

5. Emphasize time on task

•Use Date Restrictions

•Due Dates

•Emphasize Deadlines• In Syllabus•On Announcement Page• In Emails•Via Kaltura WebCam videos

•Break apart large assignments

6. Communicate high expectations

•Student Centered Syllabus

6. Communicate high expectations

•Use Rubrics

7. Respect diverse talents and ways of learning

Provide a variety of assessments• Portfolios• Essays• Oral Presentations• Journals• Tests online• Case Studies• Article Reviews• Podcasting Reviews• Video Reviews• Interviews

Provide different methods to reach your students• Screencasting• Use WebCam

seven principles (Chickering and Gamson) of best practices

1.Encourage contact between students and faculty

2.Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students

3.Encourage active learning

4.Give prompt feedback

5.Emphasize time on task

6.Communicate high expectations

7.Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.

sources

• http://citt.ufl.edu/tools/chickering-and-gamson-7-rules-for-undergraduate-education/

• http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html

• http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/applying-the-seven-principles-for-good-practice-to-the-online-classroom/

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