good cumunication is important, making sure all students are participating in discussion groups and building scaffolding for each student
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A variety of strategies and components are needed and must be in place to ensure learning takes places from the time instruction and clear objectives are given. Students really indicate who needsadditional help by what they do online or F2F. Scaffolding for gradual release is like bowling with the rails up and the more you guide the better you get with the skill.
I will need to adjust the way my syllabus is online. It needs to be more dynamic. I need to become more familiar with the different communcation tools so I can use them effectively. I realize how important scaffolding in learning is. Without doing the 8 tasks, the scaffolded learning can be more destroying than helpful.
Thi is all new to me and I have learned new formats to structure my on-line teaching and to format a Dyamic Syllabus.
I also read other Instuctors comments and is very educational feedback..
Scaffolding can be a good technique to allow students to build on what they already know and continue to grow instead of waiting on everyone else to get to their level
Creating a dynamic online syllabus is critical for the sucess of an online class/course. Also scaffolding activities and assignments as needed to meet the various needs of the students.
Scaffolding is essential. Building on prior experiences and understandings will help students grow as learners and will enable students to dive deeper into what they are studying.
Communication is key in an online learning environment.
A FAQ page, especially tied to the syllabus, is a great way to reduce workload. So many student will ask the same question over and over. It is much easier to respond by sending them the FAQ page. Forcing students to look for answers that already exist helps them achieve a level of independence they need to have.
I learned about the concept of scaffolding.
The importance behind establishing emailing rules regarding S2I communication. This can save a lot of time when students have a database to to access FAQs to search for answers or post their question. Allowing students to not only post a question but also answer questions is also helpful and if answered correctly, could be given extra credit (as determined by the instructor).
syllabus must be specific and lessons must build on each other
Your online syllabus must be dynamic. A dynamic syllabus provides an opportunity for students to interact with information
Online chates are synchronous, Recorded chats are asynchronous
Blogs or web logs are shared online journals which can be set up private or public
Students should feel like they are part of a community not an idividual online
Purpose of scaffolding learning students need to focus on learnig with technology instead of learning from technology
Online syllabus must be dynamic! Not just a copy/paste flat document. It must provide a way for students to see the course, recognize the resources available and allow for buy-in.
Facilitator planning is an important key to the students ability to build their learning scaffold. It is important for the syllabus of the course to be interactive so students can use it as a component to guide them through the course. The syllabus should be easy to use, and provide all needed information. The facilitator should always survey to see if anything was missing or needed from the students in the course. This will only better your instruction as a facilitator.
I learned the different types of communication, I2S, etc. Also, to set certain parameters and rules for students commenting online.
It is important that students learn WITH technology rather than from it.
My key takeaways are to create a syllabus that is easy to access over and over as well as to integrate scaffolding techniques. I had never heard scaffolding addressed in this sense, but it does make sense in the context of a digital environment.
Students must be given an opportunity to form an online learning community where they can interact while learning.
I found the keys to communication helpful; I plan to particiapte, give credit for taking part in communication avenues, allowing anonyminty (when appropriate) encourage collaborations and being realistic. This are new to me as I deliver online teaching to middle schoolers
