I learned the importance of projecting your:
- presence,
- authority, and
- establishing relationships.
What I learned from this lesson is that it is important to remember to be genuine, respectful and empathetic in working with students.
I learned that it is acceptable to share your credentials in your presentations.
Yes I think that trust and open communication between the instructor and student is critical to understanding each other, and where you come from and what you have done.
I have learned that in order to make my presence felt, I have to share something about myself to my students in terms of my educational background and credentials, experience, and a brief biography, so that I can establish a better co nection with my students.
Include personal and professional experiences in your teaching.
Building a relationship is essential to a quality learning experience. Using a biography of yourself and to get one from students is best practice to start building that relationship online.
I learned how to project my presence to students. Things that we do in the normal classroom can be used in e learning. To showcase my credential to students and also ask about them.
Reaching out to each student I think is an important step in connecting with them.
Projecting presense is critical for the success of online learners. As an instructor, it is our job to show that although we may be far outside of a trasitional classroom there is still someone there to support their learning journey. It lets them know that they're not alone.
Virtual environments require the same relationship-structure as live environments. It is imperative the professor establish credibility and authority, build relationships with students and be accessible, and encourage students to engage with one another in a structured manner.
Although it is important to project your presence via your academic credentials and expertise, and encourage a personal connection between students, it must be done at a distance. It is important to have a general discussion area to prevent topic discussion from becoming cluttered.
This module h. as taught me that scheduled reminders are a good way to project my presence. I have also learned some specific ways to project my authority: providing a short bio, but also course/module/lesson intros via (1) video clips supported by a printable version of the narrative script for each clip, (2) next best is audio accompanied by a printable and a head/shoulder photo, (3) text supported by a head/shoulder photo, and (4) the least effective: text alone.
The fact that one's appearance in the online platform is very important.
I'm always neat and clean but after doing this module I'll be wearing my company shirt whenever conducting a online class.
I think it is very important that the instructor make their presence known during the course. The instructor should offer more than posting assignments and releaseing quizzes and test. When a student knows that you are an individual there to help them, they become more involved in the class and are more likely to succeed at the content.
The importance of getting to know your students is stressed here. The Day 1 student created biography is a good start!
This module taught me about communication with students that accomplishes both relationship builiding as well as establishment of authority and presence as the instructor.
I usually begin by having the students write me a letter to the new teacher telling me something about themselves, and telling me why they enrolled, and what they expect to get out of the class. This way I not only learn something about them, but also about their communication skills.
I learned one of the ways we can project our presence to my students is to give them a short biography. I would ask the students to give their biography. They can read other students biography. I love this because I do this in the classroom. I really get to know the students and they know me. We can make this work and even try face-to-face discussions.
rAs an online instructor you must be able to show your students that you are there to support them. You must make your presence felt. You can do this by leading and monitoring discussion post, reply to all students discussion, and respond to any questions in a timely manner. You also need to demonstrate your authority as an instructor. This can be done by providing a brief biography of your academic crentials, professional experience, and any accomplishments. The end goal is to establish relationships with your students to provide respect, trust, and understanding.
