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Instructional
Design & Learning Theories
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Table
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Web-based Pedagogical Strategies and the Seven Principles for
Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
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Teaching
Principle
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Web-based
Strategy
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| 1. Encourages contact between students and faculty. | Electronic discussions with students. Electronic discussions with instructor. |
| 2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. | Electronic team projects and collaborations. |
| 3. Uses active learning techniques. | Web
research activities. Simulations and practice activities. Provide students with choices. |
| 4. Provides prompt feedback. | Self-testing. Instructors respond to email in a timely fashion. Instructor returns graded work promptly. |
| 5. Emphasizes time on task. | Numerous student-centered learning activities. |
| 6. Communicates high expectations. | Student assumes responsibility for learning. |
| 7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. | Learning
styles are addressed through flexible learning activities. Students apply technology skills needed in the workplace. |
These principles are based on 50 years of higher education research collected by Art Chickering and Zelda Gamson. Chickering notes that "any given instructional strategy can be supported by a number of contrasting technologies (old and new), just as any given technology might support different instructional strategies."
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