EDDE 803 Combined Online Instructor Competency Profile

Domain
Competencies

A. Technology

B. Pedagogy

C. Communication

D. Course/
Instructional Design

E. Professionalism/
Ethics

A-1 Knowledge of and ability

to evaluate course
technology to aid in leading
to specific outcomes and
make recommendations for
improvement.

B-1 Ability to critique,

apply and integrate
research findings.

C-1 Collaborate in
groups and one on one
with learners and peers.

E-1 Demonstrate
professional and ethical
behaviour in all
interactions

B-2 Ability to apply the

principles and theories of
education.

C-2 Articulates course

content, learning goals,
rubrics, and
participation
requirements clearly and
concisely.

D-1 Ability to identify

core values/
competencies for the
course, incorporating
subject matter expertise.

A-2 Ability to collaborate

with teams including
instructional designers,
information systems, project
management, etc.
A-3 Effectively use multiple
technological sources and
tools to encourage active
learning, interaction,
participation and
collaboration in the online
environment.
A-4 Ability to facilitate a
learning community using
available technologies to
foster interaction between
learners and other learners,
between learners and
instructor, and learners and
course material.
A-5 Ability to access to
resources, human and
technological, to be able to

B-3 Demonstrate
flexibility (e.g. modify
course content) to
address different
socio-political, cultural
and physical
environments influencing
student learning.
B-4 Demonstrate
flexibility in terms of
ability to communicate
with and adapt to
students at the level that
is most appropriate for
each one.
B-5 Facilitate connections
to other sources to
complement
learning/course material.
B-6 Demonstrate
self-reflection, critical

C-3 Ability to moderate

synchronous and
asynchronous
discussions.
C-4 Demonstrate active
listening skills to get at
the root of the
problems/issues.
C-5 Clarity in
communication, written
and audiovisual
communication.
C- 6 Ability to resolve
conflicts between
learners and between
course participants.

D-2 Ability to develop

learning outcomes and
objectives for the course.
D-3 Ability to develop
online course activities,
assessments, and
evaluations.
D-4 Ability to create and
implement formative and
summative evaluation of
the course, for the
purposes of continuous
course improvement.
D-5 Familiarity with
normative models of
online course design.
D-6 Apply universal
design techniques to
promote accessibility for
all learners/ learning
styles.
D-7 Understanding of

E-2 Demonstrate
academic honesty,
integrity, and compliance
with institutional
policies and procedures
E-3 Demonstrate
fairness, empathy and
ethical decision making
in all teaching and
learning activities,
course procedures and
student interactions
E-4 Demonstrate ability
to work independently
and meets or exceeds
responsibilities of the
role.
E-5 Ability to provide
timely feedback to
learners
E-6 Exhibit course
preparedness (for the
course in general and for
learning events in

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achieve teaching goals.
Ability to effectively manage
and troubleshoot these
resources.

thinking, and elaborative

processing, and use of
evidence in teaching and
learning practice.
B-7 Competent in
delivering instruction
recognizing the
importance of scaffolding
in subject matter content.
B-8 Encourage learners to
adapt their practice by
generating actions that
elicit feedback from the
teacher or peers.
B-9 Maintain high but
accurate self-efficacy
beliefs by motivating
students

how to meet required

outcomes (that are based
on accreditation and/or
professional
associations).
D-8 Organize course
site(s) effectively
(modules in manageable
chunks, clear and easy to
read/find items).
D-9 Design effective
mechanisms for student
engagement and
promotion of mastery by
creating activities
requiring participating in
group and individual
settings.

particular)
E-7 Participate in
ongoing professional
development
opportunities
E-8 Demonstrate subject
matter knowledge and
currency in the field of
study.