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Two Canadian university instructors who teach online have drawn upon their own experiences, as well as those of other online teachers, to come up with a list of principles to guide new online instructors and course developers.
Authors Jim Henry and Jeff Meadows of the University of Lethbridge in Alberta say, among other things:
• Technology is a vehicle, not a destination.
• Effective online courses are defined by teaching, not technology.
• A great web interface will not save a poor course, but a poor web interface will destroy a potentially great course.
• Excellence comes from ongoing assessment and refinement.
• For teaching online, say Henry and Meadows:
"[It is] not sufficient to be a content expert. Nor is it sufficient to be 'tech-savvy.' It is not even sufficient to be an excellent traditional classroom teacher. Because the online world is a categorically different environment, a particular blend of skills and knowledge is necessary if success is to be found in this domain."
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