Jodi Krausman

I think it is important for an instructor to provide their academic background and work experience but nothing is more important than responding quickly to student questions and concerns. Often times I get an email from a student and I'll acknowledge I received it and then I'll let them know when they can expect a reply from me. I try to answer all questions immediately but there are times that I can't answer their question because I don't have the text book handy or I need to check with someone else. In those cases I think students appreciate knowing I… >>>

During my six years of teaching I have saved some material so I can reuse it from class to class. I recently took a class and found out that the instructor did the same thing except she didn't bother to read what she was posting and some of the information did not apply to us. It was very irritated so we would email her to ask for clarification and then she would send an email to all the students letting us know about the correction. I think saving canned material is a good idea but instructors still need to read… >>>

I have taught online and in the classroom but I have never developed an online class. I have an opportunity to develope a course for a class that I have taught for years and the desire is to provide it online as well as in the classroom. I think working collaberatively with a team of Instructional Designers, Instructors and Project Managers results in the best results. Each brings a different background and perspective to the table. We currently have a course that is available online and it is being over-hauled because there is not interaction with the learners. It is… >>>

I'm sure this it taken for granted but I took a class recently and I really wasn't sure what was due when. There were conflicts in the syllabus becuase the syllabus was shared between and online and on-ground courses. All on-ground information was not applicable to me so I just needed to ignore it. Throughout the class the instructor had to keep making announcements about what was due when because none of us could follow the syllabus. I think syllabus should be easy to follow and show exactly what is due when. I agree that the syllabus should be the… >>>

It is very helpful to take classes myself because it gives me an opportunity to see learning from a student perspective. I had a class recently and there was a text book change since the last time it was taught. Through the course they kept referring to the old text book. The course was not updated for the new text book. The other thing that was irritating is that this was a class that was taught online and in the classroom. My particular class was all online and the instructor kept referring to "when we meet in the classroom". The… >>>