Kelly Wilkinson

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Twyla , You make such great points! Yes, we can determine engagement based on student behavior. It is important for use reach students is a variety of different ways and repetitious. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Student Self-Analysis

Dr. Christopher, I also use it remind students they come to the class with expectation of certain knowledge of skills base. They need to know what they do and don't know. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Self-Analysis Inventories

Dr. Christopher, That is a great point. We are really talking about to types of self-analysis; one about content and one regarding online learning skills. Both provide instructors valuable information. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Different Roles for Online Facilitators

Joi , You are right, you are also the eyes and ears of the university as you are the contact point for the student. We prove ourselves by provide accurate information and guiding students through their learning journey. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Establishing a Teaching Pattern

Joi , I love that you used the term presence in your answer. Yes, we can still have a presence in the online classroom, you just have to find a way through technology and old fashion communication. You have to secret of engagement and production in the online classroom and that is repetition. Nice job! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Virtual Environment Technology Tools

Joi , You make a great point that we don't always do. We don't allow for the learning curve. It is amazing we give students technology and the say go forth and learn and take tests. I did start providing a pretest of knowledge within the LMS so students could get used to taking a test online. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Identifying Principles of Learning

Joseph, You are right. You have to have high expectations for the students, communicate the expectations to the students, and then hold them to it. This means we have to communicate. Success builds confidence and we have to communicate how to be successful. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Identifying Principles of Learning

Joseph, You are right. You have to have high expectations for the students, communicate the expectations to the students, and then hold them to it. This means we have to communicate. Success builds confidence and we have to communicate how to be successful. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Selecting Appropriate Course Content

Lauree, You are right and that is how you create your online persona. I try to interject videos and other types of media to help break up the learning. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Different Roles for Online Facilitators

Lauree, I love how you took the analogy and made it better! It really does require "moving and standing" in different places to make sure you meet the needs of each student. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson