Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses. Note: This article was originally published in The Technology Source ( as: Charles Graham, Kursat Cagiltay, Byung-Ro Lim, Joni Craner, and Thomas M.
Duffy "Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses" The Technology Source, March/April 2001. Available online at The article is reprinted here with permission of the publisher. Keengwe_0610. Evaluations of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning. Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online. J.
V. Boettcher, Ph.D. Designing for Learning 2006 - 2013 Minor revisions May 2011 Our knowledge about what works well in online teaching and learning is growing rapidly and that is very good news. Educational Experiences and the Online Student. JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. Introduction It is generally agreed that learning involves interaction and that it is a communal activity (McMillan & Chavis, 1986; Sarason, 1974).
The traditional setting where communal learning activity occurs has been the in-person classroom; however, with the advent of technology that is no longer the case. While communities in general have been considered to be “place-based” (Paloff & Pratt, 1999, p. 21), the success of MySpace.Com and numerous other online communities demonstrate how communities can transcend physical spaces and still have actively engaged participants.
The purpose of this survey research was to compare instructor and student perceptions about building community in online university classes.