SUPERIOR ONLINE INSTRUCTOR INFOGRAPHIC

Have you ever seen motivational quotes, images, or infographics on social media? Have you ever posted them yourself? An infographic is a creative way to illustrate concepts visually. You can use infographics to convey information to your online students, and you can also ask your online students to produce them as an alternative to typical text-only assignments. For this Assignment, you create an inspirational infographic highlighting your goals and best practices for online instruction.

To Prepare:

Review Interviews With Effective Online Instructors from this module’s Learning Resources. Consider the key skills and pedagogical styles that superior online instructors possess.

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

Complete the following:

Create an infographic with at least five images and/or words that illustrate the key skills and pedagogical styles that superior online instructors possess. (See the links to free infographic generators in the Optional Learning Resources or use your search engine to find resources for creating free infographics.)

In 250 words, explain the choices you made in creating your infographic.

Submit your infographic and explanation together as a document entitled “Superior Online Instructor Infographic.”

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Criteria	Ratings					Pts
Infographic	6.25 to >5.56 pts Advanced	5.56 to >4.94 pts Proficient	4.94 to >4.31 pts Emerging		4.31 to >0 pts Novice
	The Infographic includes more than	The Infographic includes five images	The Infographic includes only three		The Infographic includes only one
	five images or words that illustrate the key skills and pedagogical stylesthat superior online	or words that illustrate the key skills and pedagogical stylesthat superior online	or four images or words that illustrate the key skills and pedagogical stylesthat superior online		or two images or words that illustrate the key skills andpedagogical	6.25 pts
	instructors possess.	instructors possess.	instructors possess.		styles that superior onlineinstructors
					possess.
Infographic- General	6.25 to >5.56 pts Advanced	5.56 to >4.94 pts Proficient	4.94 to >4.31 pts Emerging		4.31 to >0 pts Novice
	The assignment is posted by the due	The assignment is posted by the due	The assignment is posted by the due		The assignment is posted after
	date, and exceeds the expectations of the instructions.	date, and addresses all components of the instructions.	date, but does not address all components of the		the due date, or it is off-task from the instructions.	6.25 pts
			instructions.
Explanation of	6.25 to >5.56 pts Advanced	5.56 to >4.94 pts Proficient		4.94 to >4.31 pts Emerging	4.31 to >0 pts Novice
Infographic	The explanation of the choices made in	The explanation of the choices made in		The explanation of the choices made in	The explanation of the choices
	creating the infographic is 250words or more and is	creating infographic is at least 250 wordsand is clear, easy to		creating infographic is too short or doesnot consistently	made in creating the infographicis vague,	6.25 pts
	original, thought-provoking, and	understand, anddemonstrates		demonstrate higher-order thinking.	incomplete, ordemonstrates a
	stimulates inquiry, investigation, and higher-order thinking.	higher-order thinking.			low level of thinking.
Explanation of	6.25 to >5.56 pts Advanced	5.56 to >4.94 pts Proficient	4.94 to >4.31 pts Emerging		4.31 to >0 pts Novice	6.25 pts
Infographic- General	The assignment is posted by the due	The assignment is posted by the due	The assignment is posted by the due		The assignment is posted after
	date, and exceeds	date, and addresses	date, but does not		the due date, or

Criteria	Ratings				Pts
	the expectations of the instructions.	all components of the instructions.	address all components of the instructions.	it is off-task from the instructions.
Total Points: 25