1. Best Practices in
Online Teaching
In s tru ctio nal As s e s sm ent fo r O n l i n e L e a r n i n g
C o n c ord ia U n ive r s i ty ED C I 5 5 2
P. To n i F r a n c is

3. iNAcol criteria to Engage Students in
Complex Content
Standard B Standard C
The online teacher is able to use The online teacher is able to facilitate and
communication technologies in a variety monitor appropriate interaction among
of mediums and contexts for teaching and students.
learning.
The online teacher is able to identify and explore The online teacher is able to facilitate
new tools and test their and monitor online instruction groups to
applicability to their content areas and promote learning through higher-order
students. thinking and group interaction.

4. Example 1 – Use of Technology
• This is a technology-based career guidance project during which students select a
career to research on the Internet. Students will be given the choice to create a
Podcast or VoiceThread.
• Students will use results of online interests survey to complete a. Once the interest
survey is completed, students will analyze the results. The interest survey should
give a list of careers that are suited to the interests of the student. From this list,
students will choose one career they would like to know more about.
• Student receive feedback from their peers
• Students will be required to predict the future of their career by conducting a
Wequest

5. Example 2
encourage active learning,
application, interaction, participation, and collaboration
Students will collaborate as they research Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon as
they battle for the future of innovation economy.
Students will complete this activity using Jigsaw learning. The assignment is
designed so that each students portion of the research is essential for completion
and full understanding of the full product.
The students will present the final product as a Prezi.