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Research on Best Practices

These pages present a summary of research related to best practices of teaching online. It is divided into 4 sections: content and structure, communication, assessment, and references. The symbols (described below) indicate our recommendations for application of the concepts in your course.

• Section 1: Course Structure and Content
• Section 2: Course Communication
• Section 3: Course Assessment
• References

Symbol Key

	Computer/Web Learning	One or more of the references addresses an online, computer-based, or web-enhanced teaching environment.
	Many Applications	Best practice applies to a wide range of subject areas and teaching methods.
	Collegis Recommendation	Best practice has been used or observed by Collegis staff, and comes highly recommended.