Participate in the discussion board as a means to set an example of what is required of students.
I learned that should identify the students that are not active and try to coordinate the learning activies. Provide feedback in a timely basis.
I did not realize that feedback is a two way street.
I typically make sure I'm very present in asynchronous discussion prompts. If the student's know that I will pop in the discussion at anytime they usually take the time to submit substantial responses to the discussion. Also I like to bring discussion feedback to the live course and discuss synchronously face to face.
Comparing the variables for synchronous and asynchronous discussions.
Strategies for participation in the asynchronous sessions was helpful to learn. Specifically how to maintain and present the discussion board was helpful. Providing feedback to learners and how to keep them engagedwithout rambling is a good way to ensure the discussion stays on topic and within the realm of the topics covered.
interaction between student-student as well as student-teacher is important. Understanding a student's learning type is also important to help some students succeed.
very interesting material , the operation of online learning is quite a challege that i can work on
I didn't know what synchronous and asynchronous was.
There were a lot of interesting points made in this lesson. What particularly resonated with me is responding to groups of students in asynchronous discussion boards at a time. I've made a habit of responding to individual posts, but am going to focus on enriching the conversation by tying multiple student posts into one reply post from me.
In teaching online it is important to reward students with points, according to the assignment rubric to encourage participation and keep evaluation fair and transparent
Unexpectantly, I have learned that using emoticons and other cutesy things such as "lol" are a good way to engage the students. I agree that using proper syntax and proofreading are important in conveying competence to the students.
Good advice for instructor orchestration of discussions in order to get quality participation from students.
It is good to engage in smalltalk, use text abbreviations, and color, bold and font to create more interest and encourage the students to engage.
I am glad that emoticons were mentioned. I once worked for a school where they forbade their use for a while. Communicating tone, enthusiasm, and encouragement were extremely difficult without smiling faces and humor went over a lot better with a little winking face. I was glad when the school reconsidered their policy.
Nancy Tosh
Keep students engaged in learning by making sure there are online meetings even when we dont meet in person.
Provide positive encouragement
I have found that daily discussionpost are great ways to stay in touch. With small personal responses back to the students let them know you are listening.
Will use synchronous instruction for invidiual learnings
The difference between synchronous and asynchronous discussions is important as synchronous discussions work best with small groups of students or individual students. It's also important to provide feed back at the end of a discussion
