Online technology has provided opportunities for students who simply are not in a location or position to attend face-to-face. It's made a tremendous impact on higher education.

Do you think that it is the instructors responsibility to notice and immediately shut-down any inappropriate behavior?

Do student's tend to behave differently when they are online rather than in the classroom?

Assessment is one of the most time-consuming parts of online teaching, yet we rarely see workshops that have hands-on grading practice and evaluation.

Often I believe that the competitive learner is more damaging to online discussion. These specific learners make others feel inferior and often are giving misinformation to the group.

Scaffolding is needed with students of all ages and at all levels of ability. There is no doubt, however, that scaffolding is most helpful to the struggling students. The word describes the process.

This address the basics of instructional design. Some of it is not in our control, yet it's good to know about it. Do you think that there is one section of this study that is more important than the others?

Forums should include an online chat for navigating online classroom for students whom are tech-savvy.

The Summative process is very much subjective evaluation.

The summative and formative assessment tools are both equally important to grade the students.

I do use discussion issues in Discussion Forum outside the text book and ask the students to participate and answer atleast one more student's answer with constructive criticisms.

In order for goals to be achieved, class feedback and self-reflection must be constructive, meaning both critical and positive but also well founded. Therefore, the attached form “Formative course evaluation” must be used, and all points in the form should be reviewed. The reporting gives practice in giving and receiving critical-constructive feedback, and therefore also works as a part of students' preparation for working life.

f you want students to collaborate it is imperative that educators establish this as a norm at the beginning of the school year. Great teachers leverage group work and collaborative activities and projects in their curriculum and instruction, but oftentimes teachers “push-back” with the difficulties of having their students collaborate. I agree, it is a daunting task, but I always respond, “How have you taught them to collaborate and providing scaffolding of that skill?” This is the key! If you want your students to collaborate effectively, you must give the opportunity to do so, as well as give the necessary instruction in skills and scaffolding.

I've compiled a list of some of my tips for balancing work and life based on my experience. At Work 1. Keep Your Schedule Open -- Since I'm a business owner, I can create my own schedule. I need to remind myself that I don't need to be busy every single day to be successful. 2. Delegate Duties -- I have many people willing to help me out and I'm learning to take them up on their offers. As hard as it might be to trust someone else with your work, it may end up working out for the better and will definitely relieve stress. 3. Don't Waste Time -- I spend a LOT of time reading through and responding to emails, editing images and clicking around the web when I should be tending to more important business. Sure, the emails are important but when I have a backlog of work, I should be prioritizing the work and focusing on getting it done before taking on more work. 4. Schedule Down Time -- I try to have at least one day during the week where I don't put anything on my plate. I usually leave my weekends free, as well. 5. Get One Job Done Before Moving on to Another -- This is a huge tip to remember even if you don't own your own business. By completely finishing one task before moving on to another, you're less likely to mess things up and more likely to focus better on the task at hand. 6. Preschedule Your Work -- I have the option of prescheduling my goals. I can have them pop up at any point in the future and I like to take advantage of this feature. If I have extra downtime that I didn't plan for, I get some goals prescheduled which frees up more time during the week.

I ususally provide my students with a study guide for each exam to ensure their studying/synthesizing success. This way they can focus on the material much more efficiently!

I once had a student who worked on a boat in the northern waters. He was on the boat for several days at a time. I remember a typing assignment he had to complete and complained the boat moved so much it made that work very difficult. Understanding his situation I worked with him and allowed for another typing assignment submission. This student was alienated in a sense but worked through the situation and made decent grades.

If a student does not fully participate in Discussions it is hard to understand that student's learning style, though we said it would be dependent. I sometimes have students who do very well on exams but do not fully participate in Discussions, or if they do, their sentences are very short. Some students stick to themselves and are not very involved in talk, but this doesn't mean the student is struggling or dependent. In fact, some are at the top of the class. I find this also happens in a face-to-face class.

Being present in the classroom is essential for a student to feel he or she has some type of support. Students need to know the instructor is there to help them and answer all of their questions or concerns. I find students prefer to use email or texting than actual telephones to speak with the instructor. All the different ways we can make ourselves present in the classroom are important for a student's success.

E learning is at it's best when the student really understands the ins and outs of the learning system used in the course. For example, with Blackboard, many of my student have no idea they can go back and review some of their past exams. I encourage them to do this since I feel students need to see where errors were made so they can learn from them.

Completing a self evaluation is very important so the student can actually see where the deficits are at. Like this improving is so much easier. For example, in coding, if the student does not know basic medical terminology, the coding will be confusing and almost impossible. By completing a self evaluation the student might be able to recognize areas that need improvement.