Quality Matters
In addition to the course design principles that guide URI’s online course development process, Quality Matters describes an Online Instructor Skills Set:
- The instructor understands the institutional context in which s/he teaches
- The instructor is knowledgeable about the technologies used in the online classroom
- The instructor understands the instructional design requirements of an online course
- The instructor understands the pedagogical components of the online teaching and learning process
- The instructor is knowledgeable about various methods of measuring the success of the teaching and learning process in the online classroom
- The instructor establishes a social presence and communicates effectively through writing and/or audio/video
- The instructor meets the academic and/or professional standards in his/her chosen field of teaching
Online Learning Consortium
The Online Learning Consortium has a Quality Scorecard suite that covers various aspects of designing, teaching, and administering online learning. For teaching practices, they have a Quality Course Teaching & Instructional Practice scorecard that include practices related to (among other things):
Oregon State University eCampus
Released in 2021, Oregon State University’s eCampus shared a set of research-based Online Teaching Principles complement their course design guidance.
The principles include:
- Stay current
- Encourage Equity
- Communicate clearly and quickly
- Provide notice
- Commit to timeliness
- Be present
- Foster community
- Support students
- Reach out and refer
- Cultivate inclusion