Posting a short biography of an instructor is very important as well as student posting a short biography of themselves on Day 1. This is a very good start on day 1 and also post your expections from them and ask students what are their expections from you.
I learned you can assume anything on-line when developing relationships with your students. Sharing yourself on ground is very differnet than sharing online.
Focus less on what I know (my credentials) and more on what I have done (how I have applied that knowledge in the field)
Students need to have a sense that their instructor is engaged and accessible.
The takeaways for this module include the need for the instructor to ‘project’ their presence since the interactions are different in the online environment. These include the need to lead and facilitate the discussions and ensure timely responses. The weekly announcements and reminders are helpful ways to accomplish this in addition to regular participation in the various assignments and participation requirements. I also think posting a good bio in the introduction board, or whatever the LMS calls the forum, that includes academic credential, professional credentials, as well as something on hobbies and other outside the classroom interests. Finding common ground with the students at the beginning of the course is always helpful to establish a positive relationship.
In this section, I have learned how important it is to make a connections with my student, and how it is just as important for them to get to know me. I will definitely start incoorporating bios in my classes.
In this section, it talked about ways to earn your online students respect and how important it is to project your presence and authorthiy online. One of the ways you could project your presence online is by having an area where each student could introduce themselves and give a short biography of themselves and you read them and respond to each student personally by the end of the class day. And one of the ways to project your authority online is to give a biography of your accomplishments, awards, education, experience, etc. It's very important that your presence is felt.
I know and understand this greatly. I did my Masters Degree online. The teachers that took the time to answer questions, give helpful feedback and communicate with myself and with the other students, the atmosphere was different from the teachers who just gave us a syllabus and we had to figure out what we were supposed to be doing and when. Not knowing made the classes harder and stressful.
As an instructor taking the time to lear about the students, identif their needs. Being able
to buil a relationship with the students with respect and trust.
I have learhed how important is to enter a short biology of myseff NN HAVE ALL MY STUDENTS TO INSERT ONE. iNSERT A PHOTO OF MYSEFT.Make all assignment returned in a timely manner
Reply to Larisa Crawley's post: I found it so helpful too. I always start my class with briefly showing the students my resume and they get excited and interested!
Reply to Lori Swanson's post:That is so true Lori. I remember how it felt when an instructor included this welcome announcement when I was a student compared to those who didn't!
I share my resume with students at the first session and ask them if they are interested to hear more about any of the experience that I briefly mentioned.
They seem to enjoy this part of the class and engage in the discussion. They ask questions for the guidance in their profession based on my experiences.
One aspect of the discussion board that I have struggled with is providing feedback in a timely manner. The 24-hour turn-around time is reasonable and I need to make this more of a priority.
Post a Bio about you as the instuctor and require one from the students. Read them in a timely manner and get to know them by the end of week 1. Send a message to each student by the end of week 1.
The significance of projecting our presence in the classroom allows opportunities for students to connect and relate to the Instructor. Thereby, increasing student engagement and learning experience.
I thought it was a great point to consider students in different time zones when it comes to setting your office hours. That attention to detail and consideration would really make a student feel seen.
Develop classroom strategies to influence, persuade, inspire students by giving verbal cues, effective listening, and encourage creativity. Students engage better when they feel they have a sense of support from their instructors by maintaining a consistent presence in participating with feedback in a timely manner.
It is inportant to connect to the sudents where as they feel they are supported and that their success is important to you. In doing so you creat a sense of authority, presence, and organization. Its also good to create a biography so that your students can see your education and experience.
I learned that it is a good idea to post a bio and have the students do the same in order to learn about them. Oftentimes, learning about them is helpful to the instructor on what the expectations are and proceed with caution or just having a better understanding of the student helps to be successful and to establish a relationship with each learner.
Include a biography of yourself which should include job history, experiences etc will help build a stronger relationship with the students and they also should share the same regarding themselves. I usually would post some type of short activity as an icebreaker. Also, you should let them know of ones expectations from the start so there is no confusion about what is expected from them.
