Tag Archives: Best Practices

Best Practices for Jumbo Courses

Resource:  Lake, B. Best practices for Jumbo Courses, Part I of 3

.  Downloaded from ASU at https://teachonline.asu.edu/2018/09/best-practices-for-large-enrollment-courses-in-canvas/

The WHY:  Some of the effective/best practices suggested for online teaching do not take into account a large enrollment, or Jumbo, course.  The author offers a three-part series on the nuances and adaptations of best practices for an online course with an enrollment larger than 30 students.  The resource was selected for those participants who may be teaching such courses and are wondering how the seven best practices presented in the module can be applied to their jumbo course.

8 lessons learned from Teaching Online

Video8 lessons learned from Teaching Online viewable on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMT3DAmaKE

The WHY:  The video is from Educause, a nonprofit association dedicated to helping higher education elevate the impact of Instructional Technology (IT).  Educause is a respected source and the video has personal insights from higher education faculty.  Visit their website at www.educause.edu to learn about conferences and other resources.

Design for Learning

Core reading:  Boettcher, L.  Design for Learning.  Downloaded from http://designingforlearning.info/writing/ten-best-practices-for-teaching-online/ 

The WHY:  The author is a veteran on online teaching and brings 20 years of experience to her ten “best” list.  This module 1 highlights seven effective practices, Boettcher’s perspective aligns with and supplements those practices.  The reading was selected to show there is alignment as well as disagreement about effective, or best, practices for online teaching.  Participants are invited to formulate their own ideas about what are and are not effective/best practices in the courses they teach.