TEACHING TIPS

There are many people and publications looking at and talking about online education. Some institutions, like Sloan-C, focus on programmatic recommendations, like the Five Pillars of Quality Online Education. At other places, like Chico State University, some excellent work is being done in looking at individual classes, and carefully assessing the quality of teaching going on there. CSU's Rubric for Online Learning gives a good yardstick to measure your own online courses--whether already running, or in development.

Whatever your course, whatever your discipline, teaching online gives a unique opportunity to examine your teaching--because at BMCC (and anywhere that Distance Learning is a successful operation), the emphasis is always and primarily on the teaching, rather than the technology.

So as you read this list, try to think about what you add, or what you would change, for your own class. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, and certainly doesn't begin to replace a full DL training--but as a starting point for discussion, here are Ten Top Teaching Tips from BMCC DL faculty (click on each one to see a full explanation).

1. Interaction
2. Keep it short
3. Use the medium
4. Be clear and organized
5. Reward what you value
6. Stay involved
7. Be responsive
8. Let questions be questions
9. Use extra-textual cues
10. Remember social presence

 

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