Karen Valdes

We find that motivating online students is a bit more challenging than in face-to-face teaching. Motivation can be achieved through clear course objectives, assessment criteria, and demonstrating how assigned activities can be applied to a student's own experiences. Weblogs, interactive exercises, and discussion forums amongst the students creates open communication and an opportunity to be heard. Providing quick responses, constructive feedback, and ensuring responses are personalized will make the student feel the instructor has listened to them, thereby making the online course experience less impersonal.