The document outlines best practices for online education including: 1. A graphical organizer showing key elements of an effective online educational experience such as social, cognitive, and teacher presence as well as knowledge construction and community. 2. Descriptions of various instructional technologies that can be used for online learning such as 3D animation, blogs, Blackboard, Flickr, iTunes, Sakai, Skype, Slideshare, texting, and YouTube. 3. References for further information about using these technologies for teaching and learning online.

1. Best Practices 1
Graphical Organizer of Online Education Best Practices
Educational Experience
Knowledge Construction
Community of Inquiry
{Discourse, Collaboration,
Meetings}
Social Presence
{synchronous and asynchronous audio, Cognitive Presence
Text messaging, video conferences, e-mail, {critical thinking, problem solving,
Threaded discussion, setting climate} Research, reflection, selecting content}
Teacher Presence
{Feedback,Cues
Message tailoring, setting climate;
Selecting content

2. Best Practices 2
Tools
3-D animation is a way to teach others on complex issues that one can not normally see in a video.
AllLearn is a website that one goes to and takes advantage of many learning opportunities.
Blackboards can be used as a web dashboard working with other soft-wares to link many into one
source. Communication and collaboration is maximized by using this instructional technology.
Blogging is a type of website created and maintained and add content by an individual or group of
individuals with events, graphics, video or other material with the most recent displayed first. A form of
asynchronous communication.
Flickr is an image, picture and video hosting website and online community.
IMing or Instant Messaging is real time communication between at least two people based on typed
text on the internet.
Itunes is a digital media application which can be used on the internet, mobile devices and other items
with digital music and video files.
Sakai is an open-source platform for web-based collaboration.
Skype are no-cost calls made to other computers with Skype throughout the world. A form of
synchronous communication.
Slideshare; upload and share documents and videos with the community.
Texting can be done through typed text using cellular phones and a variety of other Instant Messaging
venues.
YouTube is a video-sharing web site in which users can upload and share files.

3. Best Practices 3
References
3-D Animation for teaching complex biological processes at Yale University
http://www.cmi.yale.edu/projects.php?action=view_project&project=biotech&category=teaching
AllLearn http://alllearn.com/
Blackboard http://www.blackboard.com/
Blogging http://blog.com/
Durrington, V. A., Berryhill, A., Swafford, J. (2006). Strategies For Enhancing Student Interactivity In
An Online Environment; Heldref Publications; Mississippi State University.
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/
Flickr for image storage and management http://www.flickr.com/
IMing or Instant Messaging www.aim.com
iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/
Sakai is an open-source platform for web-based collaboration for classes at Yale University Classes
Server https://classesv2.yale.edu/portal
Skype http://www.skype.com/
Twitter http://twitter.com/
Wiki spaces http://www.wikispaces.com/
Yale University, Center for Media and Instructional Technology. Innovation media to enhance teaching
projects: http://cmi2.yale.edu/projects.php?action=view_all viewed 07/21/09
Yale net-classes on itunes U portal http://itunes.yale.edu
Yale on YouTube speeches, lectures, and other events http://www.youtube.com/yale
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/