These Best Practices were defined collaboratively by the 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.

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.