Three Tips - Cronk

Evaluation of Distance Coursework Should Be Undertaken at all Levels
To ensure that we are creating and maintaining quality instruction I believe that it is imperative that a course, including face-to-face courses should be evaluated at every level. Doing so provides room for both positive and negative feedback. It allows the both the learner and facilitator to grow in their respective rolls.

Close Personal Interaction Must Be Maintained
Whether it be real time electronic interchange via chat rooms and discussion groups or through emails and computer bulletins the flow of communication must be maintained to provide a quality learning experience. I have a had groups in the past where the communication was not well used, and we suffered for it in the end.

Class Size Should Be Set through Normal Faculty Channels
Class size should be created through proper administrative channels to insure that bureaucratic or financial groups don’t corrupt the process.
Class size should encourage a high degree of interactivity. Given the time commitment involved in teaching through distance education, smaller class size should be considered, particularly at the inception of a new course.