Engaging Online Learners

Public

Ask a question from your peers to help you in your professional work. Seek different points of view on a topic that interests you. Start a thought-provoking conversation about a hot, current topic. Encourage your peers to join you in the discussion, and feel free to facilitate the discussion. As a community of educators, all members of the Career Ed Lounge are empowered to act as a discussion facilitator to help us all learn from each other.

Sarah Cade

Time Mangement

I know that we talk about time management with our students. This is imperative to the success of our students however time management with the instructors is just as important. I notice that it is very important to stay organize with the management of the courses that I teach. I can not be productive without this and this is what I teach my students

Christopher Davis

Online learning

An effective learning can happen only if the content is up to the mark and meets the end user requirements. The learners must be able to satisfy their question â€˜Whatâ€™s in it for me?â€™ A positive answer to this question will ensure an acceptance of the content and an intended learning from it. The content must not be too long, the best practice is to break it into small chunks and present it along with relevant media assets.

Christopher Davis

The Audience is the focus

When you speak to a crowd, communicating effectively means that your delivery is positive and confident so that your message comes across effectively. Use the tips in the following list to convey your points: Speak up so others can easily hear you, especially in group situations. Make your message as concise as possible; wordiness is not needed or wanted. Use language in the best way possible to make your points.

Christopher Davis

Tips on communication

Communicating effectively involves not only speaking well, but listening well, too. Active-listening tools, such as those in the following list, help you hold up your end of a successful conversation or discussion. Concentrate on what the speaker has to say. Listen for content and emotion to understand the entire message. Maintain steady eye contact so speakers know your attention is with them. Reflect back with verbal feedback to confirm your understanding of the message.

Christopher Davis

Communication

No matter your age, background, or experience, effective communication is a skill you can learn. The greatest leaders of all time are also fantastic communicators and orators. In fact, communications is one of the most popular college degrees today; people recognize the value of a truly efficient communicator. With a little self-confidence and knowledge of the basics, you'll be able to get your point across in no time.

Janelle Marshall

Rubric Creation

For the past few years, my college required instructors to create their own rubrics. This was helpful as instructors have different requirements within their courses. Recently, we were required to work with others who teach identical courses to create a standard rubric for each course. Although, I was hesitant, this process proved to be very helpful. It allowed me to see what other instructors valued in the course and to refine the course objectives for the course. I'd love to hear from some of you about the process you use to create rubrics.

Jim Leadbeter

Rubrics set the rules

I use rubrics a lot. The let my students know what to expect and they let me know where to put the emphasis in grading the students.

Jim Leadbeter

Need to understand exceptions

Not all baby boomers are technology challenged. Some are very technical. I do find ( and I am 1 ) that baby boomers are not as flexible as the later 2 generations.

Jim Leadbeter

Can there be to little communication

My students have to respond to the postings of other students. They tend to reply good post or great job. I try to break them of this habit by contacting them privately and giving them a 0- for the post.

Jim Leadbeter

Using texting

I am an older instructor and do not like texting. However I find I can get student to respond better when I text them as opposed to calling them.

Jim Leadbeter

Responding to low responders

When I get a low responder to open up, I always say good answer or that was very interesting, but consider... This seems to work as the low responders start to respond more often.

Jim Leadbeter

Discussion posts

The greatest problem I have with posting is plagiarism. The students copy directly from articles, or WEB pages. I constantly remind them and provide 0 grades where appropriate. There are some students that I just cannot get to list references and quote sources.

Jim Leadbeter