Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Instructional best practices

Our faculty and staff are involved in a number of professional organizations and are constantly learning about new ways to improve online courses. These instructional best practices are great ways for you to improve assessment in your online course, connect with other faculty, and design interesting and engaging courses.

Essentials

• Get to know your faculty mentor 
  Connect with these experienced online faculty for great ideas specific to your discipline.
• Discover quality course design 
  Learn what we expect when reviewing a new online course.
• Online Course Observations
  Use a tool offered for conducting online course observations.
• Identify library resources 
  Don’t reinvent the wheel. Your faculty librarians have a wealth of resources tailored for your course.
• Discover strategies for teaching online 
  Online courses are more than just content. These strategies will help your online students.
• Enhance your course with media 
  Media can improve your course, support your learning objectives, and add your personal voice.
• Discover professional organizations 
  Connect with professional organizations that are focused on online learning.
• Improve your course management skills 
  These tips can help you foster an active course without spending too much time online.
• Engage your students 
  Engaged students are more likely to meet course outcomes.
• Evaluate your course for cheating opportunities 
  Look at some factors that may make it easier to cheat in your course.

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