A Tool for Designing & Facilitating Online Courses A key tenent of a good online course is that is should inspire student thinking. Unfortunately, professors often don't think about the various levels of thinking that one can expect from students. Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy can help you design a strong online course in a variety of ways. More The e-Learning Design Challenge: Technology, Models and Design Principles (PDF) (2003) | 14 pages | David Huffaker, Georgetown University Introduces his perspectives as a prefessional designer and web developer. More Articles Theoretical Basis for the Online Classroom: Behaviorism, Cognitivism, & Constructivism Principles of teaching and learning are largely based in psychology. There are essentially three large psychological theories that can guide your design and development of the online classroom. See this side-by-side summary comparison of the three theories with supporting vignettes. More Improving online interactivity and learning: A constructivist approach (2003) | Liu, Y. | Academic Exchange Quarterly, 7(1), 174-178 This article discusses how the author used the constructivist theory to teach the online graduate educational research course. Specific strategies included but were not limited to (a) individual weekly essay assignments/peer evaluations and (b) group projects, discussions, and collaborations via the bulletin board on WebCT. More Best Practices