Evaluating Innovation Strategies in Online Education in Higher Education.

The impact of rapid changes to online course content delivery via platforms such as Zoom and the new demands placed on learning management systems such as Canvas and Blackboard to maintain a semblance of order, were staggering for many educators. However; out of the rapidly changing higher education landscape, there were successes that emerged and we witnessed a burgeoning of online education communities for sharing what can be best described as DIY teaching survival strategies. This research describes a process for sharing success strategies between educators using a mixed method data collection survey and an online participatory group brainstorming protocol using Zoom, an online whiteboard, and an observation method to identify and evaluate teaching strategies in face to face, hybrid and online formats. This online education evaluation strategy, “Innovation in Teaching (I-Teach) Event,” will be discussed with regard to the tools and the techniques of documenting, comparing, and evaluating teaching strategies and technologies.