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Diane Small-Puente
Diane Small-Puente

E-Management Learning

I have the most difficulty with responding in a 24hour period. I currently teach on-line and ground courses. I would like to know how to keep each student engaged when I do not have respond in a timely manner. The reality of my world is we are short staffed and I am the only faculty that is facilitating the course. I am not trying to make excuses, I am trying to figure out how to structure the online material to meet the needs of the students and my lack of time to manage it appropriately.

Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III

Diane,

If you have control over the course design and content then you might want to look over the materials and determine if some of the discussions could be combined in to a few larger "reflective" writings that cover the same material and it gives you a little more time to grade the work and post responses. Include enough discussion to keep the student interaction and focus on the most important items that warrant "discussion." Is your school's expectation 24-hours? Sounds like 48-hours might be more appropriate for you right now. Can you articulate to your students a slightly longer time frame 36- 48-?

Herbert Brown III

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