Twelve tips for applying Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance to optimize online teaching.

Globally, education has seen increased incorporation of online and distance approaches to teaching and learning across all fields and program levels. As a result, many educators question how best to deliver their content in this format, resulting in a significant demand for professional development resources that focus on the best practices for online teaching. These twelve tips focus on the design, delivery and refinement stages of course development and introduce health professions educators to Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance, with the end goal of identifying concrete opportunities and methods for applying Moore's Theory to their online teaching.