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Principles For Excellence in Online Teaching
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January 30, 2009   
 
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.

• Great 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."

Read the paper"Absolutely Riveting Online Course: Nine Principles for
Excellence in Web-Based Teaching"
(CANADIAN JOURNAL OF LEARNING AND
TECHNOLOGY, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter 2008) — to learn more.

The Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology [ISSN: 1499-6685],
published by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, is a
peer-reviewed journal that welcomes papers on all aspects of
educational technology and learning. For more information, contact
CNIE/RCIE, 260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 204, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N
7E4; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .




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