Quality Standards & Best Practices for Online Courses

Quality Standards

We have created the document below as an optional and voluntary instrument for faculty and administrators to use:

• To assist in preparation and planning  when developing an online course
• As a guide during the actual design of an online course
• As a source of ideas for an online course
• As a guide for self and peer assessment of existing and new courses

Course Quality Standards (DOC, 204 KB)

Best Practices

• Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online (DOC, 143 KB)

• IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES: Technology as Lever by Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann (DOC, 147 KB). This article originally appeared in print as: Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996), "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever," AAHE Bulletin, October, pp. 3‐6. http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html