Online Teaching at Its Best

LINDA B. NILSON is director emerita of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) at Clemson University and author of Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors (Jossey-Bass), now in its fourth edition. LUDWIKA A. GOODSON is Associate Director for Faculty Development at the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

The Authors Preface Acknowledgments 1 Teaching at Its Best, No Matter What the Environment Teaching Quality as Key The Special Challenges of Online Learning The Special Challenges That Online Faculty Face Teaching and Learning across Environments Reflections 2 Setting Significant Outcomes The Need for Reflecting on What We Teaching How Content Becomes the Wrong Driver A Meaningful Destination for the Learning Enterprise Examples of Significant Learning from Instructional Design Examples of Significant Learning from College Courses Examples of Significant Learning from Adaptive Learning The Process of Reflection Reflections 3 Designing a Coherent Course Online Course Design Standards Phases of Course Design Structuring Your Course Course Templates and Maps: Aids to Course Design Writing and Sequencing Learning Outcomes Developing Valid Assessments Mapping Learning Activities to Outcomes Choosing Online Course Content Online Copyright Guidelines The Syllabus: What to Include Organizing Your Files for Yourself and Your Students Reflections 4 Applying Cognitive Science to Online Teaching and Learning Strategies 25 Principles of Learning from Cognitive Science How These Principles Can Inform Online Course Design and Teaching Reflections 5 Motivating Elements: Course Policies, Communications, Assessments, and More Motivation, Effort, and Achievement Too Much of a Good Thing? Categories of Motivators: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reinforcing and Punishing Capturing Attention Ensuring Relevance Encouraging Goal Expectancy and Self-Efficacy Creating Satisfaction Fostering Social Belonging Motivating as Our Major Task Reflections 6 Developing Interactivity, Social Connections, and Community The Effects of Interactions on Learning Student-Instructor Interaction Student-Content Interaction Student-Student Interaction Interactions with Technology Reflections 7 Making Accessibility-for-Everyone Much Easier Why Use Student-Centered Design? Sources of Obstacles Overcoming Obstacles Guidelines and Standards for Designing Accessibility The Specific How-to s of Ensuring Accessibility Additional Resources and Advice Reflections 8 Creating a Supportive Culture for Online Learning The Importance of Quality in Online Courses Faculty Challenges in Transitioning to Online Teaching Faculty Incentives and Support for Online Teaching Designing Effective Professional Development Models for a Professional Development Program Reflections Appendix 1 Online Course Development Checklist Course Beginnings Technology Assessments and Grading Course Materials Student Interactions with the Content, Instructor, and Peers Appendix 2 Accessibility Resources Strategies to Make Access to Course Materials Easy Ways to Make Accessible Document Files Ways to Design Accessible PowerPoint Presentations Captioning Resources Accessibility Checks Resources for Students Index