Using the Seven Principles of Effective Teaching Online by Geoffrey Cain, M.S. Instructional Designer Tacoma Community College

What are the Seven Principles? Encourages Student Contact Encourages Cooperation Encourages Active Learning Gives Prompt Feedback Emphasizes Time On Task Communicates High Expectations Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Knowing From “ Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education ” by Chickering and Gamson

Encourages Student Contact

Encourages Cooperation

Encourages Active Learning

Gives Prompt Feedback

Emphasizes Time On Task

Communicates High Expectations

Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Knowing

From “ Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education ” by Chickering and Gamson

1. Encourages Student Contact Face-to-Face: Emphasize office hours Encourage e-mail contact Begin class with Q&A Online: Include a photo of yourself Create an introduction forum

Face-to-Face:

Emphasize office hours

Encourage e-mail contact

Begin class with Q&A

Online:

Include a photo of yourself

Create an introduction forum

2. Encourages Cooperation Face-to-Face: Set up study groups Connect students doing similar research In-class group work Peer reviews Online: Same as above!

Face-to-Face:

Set up study groups

Connect students doing similar research

In-class group work

Peer reviews

Online:

Same as above!

3. Encourages Active Learning Face-to-Face: In-class group work Round robin discussions Q&A sessions in lecture Online: Same as above!

Face-to-Face:

In-class group work

Round robin discussions

Q&A sessions in lecture

Online:

Same as above!

4. Gives Prompt Feedback Face-to-Face: Keep office hours Get tests and assignments back quickly Encourage in-class discussion Review tests in class after grading Online: MS Word imbed comments

Face-to-Face:

Keep office hours

Get tests and assignments back quickly

Encourage in-class discussion

Review tests in class after grading

Online:

MS Word imbed comments

5. Emphasizes Time On Task Face-to-Face: Estimate time for each assignment Grade outcomes, not attendance Time expectations for a college class are communicated Incorporate time management tips into lessons Online: Time commitment expectations communicated clearly in syllabus

Face-to-Face:

Estimate time for each assignment

Grade outcomes, not attendance

Time expectations for a college class are communicated

Incorporate time management tips into lessons

Online:

Time commitment expectations communicated clearly in syllabus

6. Communicates High Expectations Face-to-Face: Give detailed rubric Detailed syllabus Verbal reinforcement of expectations Incorporate time management tips into lessons Online: Adaptive release of syllabus Include online behavior expectations

Face-to-Face:

Give detailed rubric

Detailed syllabus

Verbal reinforcement of expectations

Incorporate time management tips into lessons

Online:

Adaptive release of syllabus

Include online behavior expectations

7. Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Knowing Face-to-Face: Offer lessons that require visual skills, gaming or multimedia Offer choices for assessments Offer chances for students to take leadership roles in groups Online: Multimedia lessons Articulate Podcasting

Face-to-Face:

Offer lessons that require visual skills, gaming or multimedia

Offer choices for assessments

Offer chances for students to take leadership roles in groups

Online:

Multimedia lessons

Articulate

Podcasting

In Conclusion… A good follow up to the original article is Chickering and Ehrmann’s Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever Good teaching is no accident whether face-to-face or online.