You can download the entire report here, but I’ll quickly put up the main findings.

To be an effective face to face instructor, students were looking for an instructor who is:

1. Respectful
2. Knowledgeable
3. Approachable
4. Engaging
5. Communicative
6. Organized
7. Responsive
8. Professional
9. Humorous

For distance education streams students looked for instructors who are:

1. Respectful
2. Responsive
3. Knowledgeable
4. Approachable
5. Communicative
6. Organized
7. Engaging
8. Professional
9. Humorous

The report concluded “the data clearly indicates that the characteristics of effective teaching transcend the mode of delivery.”

The report is lengthy at 69 pages plus the appendix, but it has some solid “common sensical” points that I think just about any instructor can take away.

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