Requesting feedback often and sincerely is critical in order for the instructor to know if the student's expectations are being met, ways to improve the class and ways the instructor can improve the presentations of the materials.
Engaging students through conversation in an online course can be both a good and bad thing. It allows for the more introverted students the opportunity to engage in discussions without the stress that can come from an in-person discussion. For me, as an instructor, it is important to encourge the discussions and be careful with wording. Encourage, while still ensuring the students get correct information.
Constant feedback in a constructive way is important. Guidelines for answers to topics or questions. Ecourage and facilitate an interesting online learning experience. Be aware of different learning styles.
I think that sperating the students inot smaller groups for virtural discussions makes sense. Mainly becaue I can work with the students' personal schedules a little easier than trying to get the whole class at once.
being more observant to students learning styles will help me tremendously
lots of good ideas that i haven't thought about.
Will definately be using the advice and techniqes
that i learned in this section.
Setting up Rubric's ahead of time for responses and include set times with minutes for greetings and farewells.
Asynchronous discussions are best to encourage participation from students, You should also allow time for students to socialize before starting group discussions to help with engagement.
Using the asynchronous discussion is more effective than the synchronous discussion. When using the esychrouous discussion i need to keep it to small groups. Need to be clear and concise with content and answers while engaging in discussion boards and types.
Appreciate specifying why synchronous discussions are less effective.
This module taught me some benefits of asynchoronous discussions that I was previously unaware of. It definitely benefits those students who are normally shy or reluctant to share in the traditional classroom or synchronous discussions.
Identify differnt types of learners and how to support them.
Pros and cons of Asynchronous and Synchronous styles.
Importance of productive feedback.
My takeaway from this module is to ensure the discussion questions are worded in a direct and uncomplicated way to encourage participation even from those shy students. I will ensure I have timely responses to their posts to give feedback as quickly as possible so students feel supported and remain engaged in the course.
I learned the benefittss of both synchronous and asynchronous learrning iiin the online classroom.
When assigning Discussion Boards,it is good to give prompt feedback to posts,and encourage expanding on the students thoughts
I had not thought about holding synchronous chats with individual students in the class. This would be a great way to really connect with the students on a more personal level.
I have found class sizes of 10-20 stydents are more likely to participate in discussions.
Both synchronous and asynchronous communication is important to the online learning environment. More emphasis is placed on asynchronous learning, because it is used for instruction and peer-to-peer discussions.
I would like to hone the use of asynchronous communication for the library course site by adding discussion sections for the entire student population to convene. Perhaps topics such as gaming, favorite books, favorite movies, most popular memes, etc., can be utilized to generate interest across the wider student population and engage them in friendly discussion.
Structure my comments to promote further discussion among students, which can help keep folks in engaged in online conversations.
I have placed a priority on Synchronous discussion because 3/4 of my classes are intended to be face-to-face teaching versus online. Asynchronous not only feels too distant but the programs at my University are underdeveloped for such purposes. That being said, the suggestions for synchronous discussion (mine being via video) were helpful and clarified a few of the ongoing struggles. particularly relevant being providing material to be discussed well ahead of time so that students can become familiar with the information.
