Faculty Resources

Health Sciences' Best Practices

These Best Practices were defined collaboratively by the
Health Sciences' Distance Education and Technology Committee
with a goal of establishing a common quality framework for health
sciences courses. They are grounded in broadly accepted principles
and research related to quality in education - both online and in the classroom.

Resources

• Best Practices Online
• Health Sciences Best Practices (.pdf)
• Best Practices Self/Peer Review Inventory (.pdf)

References

• American Psychological Association (1997). Learner-Centered
  Psychological Principles: A Framework for School Redesign and Reform.
• Chickering, A.W. & Gamson, A.F. (1991). Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
• Egerton, E., Korjus, J., and Posey, L. (2003). Standards and Strategies for Learner Centered Online Instruction.
• Swan, K. (2003). Learning effectiveness: what the research tells us. In Bourne, J. and Moore, H.C., Eds. Elements of Quality in Online Education.
  The Sloan Consortium, Needham, MA.

Note: The Flashlight Online student inventory provides a test bank of questions
linked to the Chickering and Gamson principles.