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Best-practices-and-online-learning
  Best Practicies Various online tools depending on course or subject Web conferencing software Interactive Whiteboards (Ex. Liveboard.com ; webwhiteboard.com) Online Tools like freemind.com; coggle.it Discussion Boards/Forums Surveys
1 *Student Learning Preferences/Allows for Multimodal presentation and learning *videos, graphic organizers online or created using PowerPoint for social interpersonal learning social interpersonal learning social interpersonal learning social interpersonal learning intrapersonal, solitary learning
1.1 Solitary learning Quizlet.com         X
2 Differentiated Instruction Ex. For ESL - breakingnewsenglish.com; dailyesl.com; ABE/ASE Commonlit.org          
3 Peer Reviews   X     X  
4 Collaborative Learning   X (those with breakout rooms) X X    
5 Flipped Classroom Learning management systems X        
6 10-2 (10 min lecture 2 min class discusion, repeat) X X        
7 student-self assessments         X  
8 student reflections         X (or as assignment submitted through LMS)  
9 Previews/Objectives   X X      
10 Relevant to Student           X
11 Simulations X          
12 Formative Assessment - repeated and often X       X  
13 Instructor's personal stories   X        
*For a tutorial on best practices for selecting or creating video to use in the classroom based on how the brain receives and manages audio/visual input, please watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWSUnXz8kw