Online & Hybrid Teaching Methods Flashcards

Which online course design model emphasizes backward design by starting with learning outcomes before selecting content and activities?

Answer: Understanding by Design (UbD)

Understanding by Design (UbD), developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with desired outcomes and acceptable evidence before planning instructional experiences.

An instructor receives course evaluations noting that online students feel the feedback on assignments is too generic. The BEST response is to:

Answer: Use audio or video feedback tools to provide personalized, specific comments

Audio or video feedback is more personal and specific than generic written comments, significantly improving students' sense of instructor presence and learning.

The SAMR model is used to evaluate technology integration. Which level represents the HIGHEST transformation of teaching practice?

Answer: Redefinition

Redefinition, the highest SAMR level, involves using technology to create new tasks previously inconceivable, fundamentally transforming the learning experience.

Which strategy BEST prevents 'video fatigue' in students taking fully online courses?

Answer: Limiting lecture videos to 6-9 minutes and embedding comprehension checks

Research shows that videos under 9 minutes with embedded questions maintain attention and increase completion rates, reducing cognitive and attentional fatigue.

Which of the following BEST describes 'presence' in the context of online teaching effectiveness?

Answer: The degree to which an instructor is perceived as real, caring, and actively involved by students

Teaching presence is about students perceiving the instructor as real, engaged, and supportive—achieved through timely feedback, clear communication, and regular participation.

What is the primary advantage of using collaborative wikis or shared documents in online courses?

Answer: They promote co-construction of knowledge and make student thinking visible to peers

Collaborative wikis and shared documents enable students to build knowledge together, seeing and responding to each other's contributions in a transparent, iterative process.

A postsecondary instructor is designing a rubric for an online group project. Which criterion is MOST important to include for fairly assessing individual contribution?

Answer: Individual peer evaluation scores and evidence of task-specific contributions

Including peer evaluations and individual contribution evidence ensures that group grades reflect each student's actual effort and engagement, not just collective output.