I find it interesting that students that are apart of this more advanced techonlogy generation, still find themselves frustrated with online/web-based learning.
I like the critical thinking element of student participation.
Reply to Gina Barton's post:
I really liked this particular point as well Gina! And that it applies to both technical support as well as learning support.
I found the fact that different schools use different items out of these lists of things you can do in an online course important to learn. It can be frustrating if you are an adjunct and teach at different schools. One thing I liked that this course did is emphasize that different teachers teach the same course in different ways. Canned courses like the freedom and creativity of creating your own course from the ground up – but that creativity is still a part of how you teach.
Nancy Tosh
An effective CMS is necessary to convert in-person classrooms to online classrooms.
Online teaching has its disadvantages as well as advantages. Online teaching would not be my greatest skill so I need to work on finding ways to better myself
Understanding and taking time for student needs and better ways to help them
Online learning plays a key role in todays society. It is important as an instructor that you know the material and also know how to navigate through the content.
I will review the content of the material and make sure to follow all guidelines. I will keep an open discussion with the students to make sure they understand the content that is being taught.
Students have a higher sense of confidence when they know that there is an instructor to answer questions and IT support if there are computer issues.
Importance of using different methods of teaching
In order to be a successful Online instuctor in addition to your expertize on the topic you will teach, you also must familize yourself with the CMS process. The best approach is to complete an online tutorial and nagivate the plateform before your first day of classroom teaching.
Support infrastructure consist of learning and technical support.
There is definitely a need to understand the operation of a CMS before launching it. Instructors should have a thorough knowledge and high level of expertise in the system before using it to deliver a course. In a case where a school is transitioning to online learning from on campus instruction it should not be deployed until the CMS is totally developed, instructors are trained and familiar with it, and the content is reviewed and approved by the subject matter experts and/or instructors. Simultaneously launching such a program while training of the faculty is ongoing can cause serious uncertainty and loss of confidence by both the students and faculty. Such a breakdown will undoubtedly result in increased student drop rates.
I agree that to be highly successful with the course, you must be very familiar with the course. If not, you will not be able to field questions in an acurate and professional level.
From this topic, I have learned what is most important in online course delivery. It is important to understand and complete the student training for your CMS, it is important to plan out when students have access to assignments, if they are going to have multiple attempts at quizzes and exams. It is more than just putting all of the information on CMS. It also validated my thought process when building an online course of how I organize my material. I suggest that students read each chapter and complete all of those chapter's assignments before moving on to the next chapter, even if they are both due in the same week.
The experience of online teaching and learning have some very different challeges as opposed to an in-person education. The CMS shows that I am responsible for a different set of variables which must be taken into consideration for different styles of learning up to and not excluding technical issues. To ensure my students recieve the proper instruction I have to make sure I am more familiar with tech functioning and student needs arising out of that combination than ever before.
The biggest thing that I have learned just by doing the instruction is that the online learner needs to be more engaged. When you're in the dedicated classroom, it is easier to have their attention because everyone is interaction and it is in real time, but online it can be something forgotten or given less effort only because it isn't seen as interactive and more of a solitary experience.
The e-learning set up is the key. How the courses are laid out and ease of success helps the students be more engaged
