The document outlines sound instructional principles for online courses, including identifying module outcomes, planning engaging content and demonstrations that meet outcomes, providing opportunities for student interaction and practice of skills with feedback, and adequately assessing student achievement of intended outcomes. It also lists the tools used to create an online slidecast for a course, including SlideShare, Audacity, Colorzilla, and Blackboard Mashup.

1. Sound Instructional Design for OnlineETOM (http://www.etom.org) Advanced Online Teaching Certification Course

2. Sound Instructional PrinciplesOutcomes identified for module.Plan to motivate and/or practically apply learning.Content in the module matches the outcome.Presentation or demonstration was engaging and complete.

3. Sound Instructional PrinciplesOpportunity for interaction/participation was present.Students are required to practice intermediate or final skills/knowledge.Practice activity matches the outcomeStudent gets feedback that could help him/her to improve.Module adequately assessed if student met intended outcome

4. Creating This SlidecastSlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net)Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)Colorzilla (Firefox Add-on)Blackboard “Mashup”