Being vigilant to those students who are out of line and being able to approuch them in an appropriate way and documenting everything correctly.
I have had experience as an online instructor for a few years now. Many students have competing responsiblities (e.g., family, job) that don't allow them the time to complete assignments and exams (assessments) on time.
You should create a file that is readily available retaining to e-mail and chat room disscussions with students. I need to know when conflicts arise online and how to properly engage students in resolving the issues.
E learning requires the instructor to spend more time to prepare than with traditional learning. Promoting participation in asynchronous discussions is important for critical course information. it is useful to have so many ways to improve on this.
Attrition can be caused by various factors. Instructors will need to be supportive of the e-learner and have strategies to counteract those factors when identified. Reminding students of available technical assistance and offering time management tips in relation to the level of commitment for the course. This type of support could potentially reduce the level of attrition. Application of frequent communication and sharing of interventions with e- learners is definitely a great strategy moving forward.
Record-keeping systems are so important when teaching online classes.
Managing the online enviornment can be more challenging than managing a traditional classroom in the fact that literally everything you do is written down in an email, text transcript,video recording, discussion board, assignment feedback. It can be scrutinized and needs to be professional, direct but empathetic, firm but sensitive. Never responsd to a student with a negative emotional response, as this is a documented conversation. That being said, because we do interact with students in a written manner, keeping records, emails, assignments etc if an issue arises is a smart idea. Just like documentating a patient assessment is imperative for the nurse, as is documenting in the online classroom setting.
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You are right on target Tina in that constant and effectice and consistent communication is very important in any Online class.
This module 4 was very interesting with very good tips and information. I learned and did previously believe that the Online instructor plays a very important role in student learning. Instructors should do all they can in attrition management of the course. However, alll does not include reducing course quality and intregrity
This module taught me about behavioral traits inherent to the student personal profile. That we might get the noisy, quiet, disruptive, intimidators, and proscatinators. This module gave good practices on how to deal with all these behavioral traits.
One of the most important things in online tutoring in a virtual classroom is to be sure that every student participates in the lesson. Encourage students to ask questions and to answer each other. Include various teamwork projects and divide the students into groups working in different breakout rooms.
For this session: I learned about attrition and reasons why students dropped or cancel. Its very important that new students has an orientation one week before they join the course. In my experience student tend to get overwhelmed and frustrated specially if they dont know how or not able to access their course on their first day.
Email is more likely to be effective for e-learning communication as opposed to phone calls
In an online environment, procrastination can happen more frequently, just for the sheer fact that students are not expected to show up at class at a certain time and they don't necessarily feel the pressure of knowing their instructor and fellow students face to face
I learned about the different behavior traits of leaners that include the noisy learner, quite learners, disruptive learners, procrastinators, and those who are intimidators. Given the multitude of different personalities in the classroom the potential for conflict is present. The module points out the need to address and defuse the conflict as soon as possible so it does not escalate into a bigger situation. The module also covered the many reasons learners no longer continue in the online environment, which are things all instructors must keep an eye out for to help prevent attrition as well as assisting the students succeed in the classroom.
I learned about the different types of learners I will encounter online and how to properly communicate with each of them. Making sure to keep the lines of communication open.
This Section talks about keeping track and managing each student records, managing emails from your students, setting some parameters around how you counsel your students in an e-learning environment, what types of e-learners there are and way to manage student conflicts.
It is important to keep a documented record of all emails, conflicts, posts/comments, problems students may be having online, etc. And it is best to make an individual folder for each student in a class folder and keep all of the information for each student in their folders.
E-learners may leave the course prematurely for a number of reasons. It's the instructors responsibility to manage attrition. Some e-learners find it difficult to develop informal relationships in an e-learning environment. Those students will alienate themselves from participating in discussions. There are also students who feel the work load is overwhelming, students who fall back or leave for personal reasons, or technical issues. It's the instructors job to manage all these things, offering help, support, and assistance.
Learned how to handle conflix. HOW TO USE EMAIL EFFECTIVED, proper record keeping the two way for student couseling.
Reply to Angelina Cruz's post:Hello Angelina, I also use text message for positive reinforcements beside using email. What do you think about text message? Is it an effective way to communicate with the students who needs more attention by your experienc?
Reply to Lourdes Wiley's post:Hello Lourdes, I learned from your comment! You are totally right! No one thought covid crisis would last so long. So, we and the students were not prepared to be online for so long and also the other issues that accompanied COVID such as economic crisis have complicated the situation even more. It is good if we take those in to consideration to better understand and help the students. I agree with your strategy to be clear about our expectations before the start of each mod.
