Paul Glock

Find a simple system that works for you- its better to have too much than too little- with experience you will figure out what works best for you and meets school requirements. It's important to monitor grade progression and student involvement as often as possible- have multiple ways of communicating with students...

Remember, while students may be more tech savy than you, they are typically not as conversational savy- they may not easily be drawn into technical conversations about a class topic- engage them, nudge them into it, Try to avoid having one or two students take over a conversation- either online, or in the classroom...

Amazon sells a epad or sketch pad at various price ranges- if not practical, taking photos at various stages of progression thru a problem on paper may be the answer...

I've already been practicing all of these items brought up- but one thing I would like to add- occasionally- and briefly- be funny. Not necessarily tell jokes, but be spontaneous, human in your commentary. This can tend to help students realize that there is a human on the other end of there laptop. Be careful- never berate a student- for humor or otherwise- it could cause more damage than when in a classroom- they may not pick up as easily online that you made a comment in jest about them...

Many institutions have been thrown into an e-learning experience, and need to step-up and quickly learn how to teach in an online enviroment...far too many think that throwing a student a free laptop and calling it a day will work- the content, and how it is presented, to engage the student, is more important. Having said that, I don't think anything can be more frustrating for a motivated student than to have a elearning device that's sketchy in function...