I learned that it is very important to make sure to communicate with students frequently. Also not all students will not be as comfortable to learning online, especially when outside factors can become disruptive to their learning ability.
What I learned in this module is that you need to be organized not only with the instructinal part of the class but with how you will communicate with the students, how to organize your emails and give the students the pramaters for how you will respond to their emails. Also to be in control of the class and not allow any student to bully another or to disrup the classroom setting. Make sure you are aware of the campus policies and how to handle them with respect .
Setting firm expectation early on with specific guidlines and rules while using personal approaches will help curb bad behavior.
I was able to pick up on the importance of providing a support system for the students in the event of problems occuring on the home front, and how best to address them.
There are various reasons why a student may choose to drop out of the course. By keeping in regular touch with the student and offering support you amy facilitate their continuation. In my opinion, it comes down to maintaining personal communication with your students and getting to know them. Organizational skills of the instructor are also vitally important. The instructor should be aware of their own learning style in order to create a smooth learning experience.
This is so on point. "Some learners may find it difficult to develop informal relationships in an e-learning environment." I learned early in my career that students are timid and shy. If they do not want to engage, they won't and their academic progress can suffer if they are not following up with the instructor. I usually try to stay in touch via emails and messages. This sometimes helps, but there are times I've had students refuse to engage altoghter. This is when having a strong online support team comes in handy to support my efforts.
I have learned how important it is to be organized.
I now have a better appreciation for the student who falls behind in assignments, I will definitely use the suggested technique of personally reaching out to the student with private email or chat to help them develop better time management skills ro allow them to successfully complete the course
There was a lot of ground covered in this module.
Attrition is a real problem and sometimes it is very difficult to know what hurdles the students is facing.
During Module 4, I learned strategies to facilitate, manage and save student communication, techniques and tips for managing online student behavior and ideas to reduce attrition. This module was very helpful and validating as I have felt overwhelmed with the volume and various methos of student communication. I plan to implement what I have learned, particularly the importance of "subject line" and "response time" expectations,
I particularly found interesting that the various behaviors in classic classroom settings among students resignate in an e-learning environment as well, such as the quiet student, the disruptive student, the intimidators, and the procrastinators.
in this modulo we learned strategies of how to keep course records, best way to communicate with students, how to counceling them, also dealing with undesirable behavior and how to solve student conflict under the guide of the police and procedures of the institution
I learne that elearners may also experience technical issues which can cause them to drop out of an online course.
Online learning has it's challenges but with proper guidelines set by the instructor can help the different types of students learn effectively.
I learned about several typical types of online learners - noisy, quiet, disruptive, intimidators, and procrastinators, as well as strategies to address them. Online learning can be similar to a traditional classroom as learners are unique and have their own learning styles and preferences. I found the tips to reach the procrastinators useful because they push items to the last minute and then have excuses. The suggestion of "Set up alternative arrangements for submitting assignments, or communicating with you in case of technical problems" is a great idea to help with some of those issues.
This module covered a lot of information. I hope that I don't have any conflicts, but if I do, with this information in Module 4, I should be able to handle it.
I think that having at least 1 session per week that is a virtual face-to-face format (such as Zoom meetings) helps students relate with one another. It may be harder in a TRUE online course, but a hybrid course where they see each other at least part of the time on campus really lends itself to helping them come together as agroup, even if virtually. This could reduce attrition, in addition to identifying individuals' needs.
On thing I had not thought about, and I don’t think my school has thought about is an online learning policy. Having this in place would give teacher and students direction on how to deal with issues when they arise.
Communication is very important in e-learning, due to it being one of the most effective avenues of communicaiton we have to use. One challenge is people not checking their emails to stay up to date on important information. I also found it useful to learn about the different learning styles, as we all learn differently.
One of the most useful things I learned is what measures can be used to reduce attrition. Keeping students engaged and enrolled in your course is more challenging in an online learning environment so being mindful what causing attrition is very useful as an online instructor..
