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What effective practices do you or your institution have that others would benefit from knowing about? Share what you do best by posting a brief summary that will be useful to other practitioners. Click here to add an effective practice in one of the pillar areas.

You'd like to submit an effective practice but just can't find the time? Then just write to John Sener, Sloan-C Editor, Effective Practices in Access (john.sener@sloan-c.org or call him at 301-754-0688) with a 1-3 sentence description of your EP and a link to relevant background documentation.

 

Student Satisfaction

• Collaborative Skills Training
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides online collaborative skills training for teams. The course’s effective modules help people learn about the terminology, about managing conflict and meetings, and about the problem-solving process. Estimated time on task for the training is two hours. However, people can proceed through the training at their own paces, going back to review principles and facts, pausing for reflection, testing themselves for knowledge about comprehension, collaborative skills, team dynamics and solutions. Although the topic is about managing wetlands, the collaborative skills training is adaptable for many topics.

Learning Effectiveness

. A New Methodology for Evaluation: The Pedagogical Rating of Online Courses
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘s pedagogical effectiveness index provides a simple yet multidimensional tool to assess online courses based on media, learning models and interactivity elements. The pedagogical effectiveness index combined with a five factored survey results leads to pedagogical rating of the course. More...

Faculty Satisfaction

• The Berkeley College Online Faculty Resource Center
The Berkeley College Online Faculty Resource Center is a media-rich interactive site that provides faculty with comprehensive resources. More...

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