Reply to Derrick Blackwell Sr's post:Exactually what is the CMS? What is it used for?
Reply to John Cabra's post: Can you list a least five?
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Under the module, there are several know how to do for the instructor. The instuctor must know how to create the roster, assess the student, ask provoking questions, form groups for student breakout, design, deliver, and know the material.
Reply to Courtney Minor's post: I'm impressed that you said you must know how to convey the instructions of the materials in various ways because not all students learn the same.
Structure and simplicity with set up of CMS including modules and lessons within modules. Simple navigation, get rid of links that aren't being used. Provide students with a way to communicate with you when needed and letting them know you are there for each and every one of them, building a relationship with every individual.
In our current situation I believe teachers can effectively implement and conduct virtual lessons and measure student understanding with tools available to address each student's need.
First of all, get to know your students via Zoom or some other face-to-face medium. Many students are new to the online learning environment and are very apprehensive and need to gain a sense of security. The first few meeting are your chance to invoke trust and leadership. They need to know that you will be there in a timely manner to answer their questions and they need to know if they run into any technical problems that either you or someone else can help them with their issues.
Great. Very useable information.
I have learned that students will learn more and retain more if they are forced to exercise significant mental effort while learning. I will find ways to imbed research into my PPTs or maybe have them access a podcast during a recorded lecture so the student has more interaction.
I learned that nothing can replace in-person instruction. Communication is definitely different online, and small nuances and subtleties are missed. However, with the correct grasp of the platform, there is a good chance of delivering good content.
Looking at the tasks that involves different strategies on content delivery, I didn't realize there are so much more to it compared to traditional teaching in the classroom. THe one thing that stood out to me is locking the assignments so that students don't move forward on lessons and activities. I never really gave quizzes since everything I do in the classroom in very hands on but I will have to consider doing that moving forward.
My challenge wil be to find a way to take hands on learning into a virtual environment and have it have some resemblence of meaning as group projects did from the previouse year. I understand the various ways for students to interact. I have not yet learned of a way to replace the kinestetic learning.
This is a reminder of what I do on a daily basis. I have experience teaching from a LMS/CMS.
I agree that communication will be key in letting the students know what is expected of them in each lesson and module within the course. Giving deadlines for students to complete assignments will be important. Because I previously taught course content via "hands-on" activities in small groups within my class, my challenges will be making sure I have assignments that meet the needs of ALL students in my class and labs until we are back in the classroom. Organization and ease of navigation through the lessons will also be a key component.
To enssure you have a successful course you must ensure it is structually sound, and you are able to access all content. Additionally, You need to have a solid understanding of your orginizations CMS.
As an online intructor, it is important to set goals for the course. This will of course look different for various age groups within the school. Setting the goals of the course will allow for different instructional strategies to be implemented within those goals as far as the course components, how to award participation points, assesment measures and schemes for grading.
I must know the format and system I am using to effectively instruct students and help them navigate the online infrastructure while learning the material.
Ensuring success is a byproduct of knowing all aspects of the system being used and that students understand what is expected and when
As an instructor it's important to review know how to navigate through the online system from start to finish. i.e. Checking students profine; review attendance, post assignments with or without deadlines; access grades; give feedback.
The sequencing of modules needs to follow the most logical progression of content delivery, to ensure that the students are able to aquire the necessary knowledge in the most effective manner possible. As Match knowledge is primarily an incremental process (what you learned yesterday applies tomorrow) the structure of a course becomes paramount.
Truly knowing the power of your CMS is important to the success of e-teaching and learning. This course has cleared up several start-up factors for me.
