For students who are used to an in person class it helps to provide extra facilitation to help them become accomadated with a different method of delivery.
Engaging students in the online environment is crucial, no mater whether the course is Synchronous or Asynchronous.
Having good communication with the students will help the students to know the course expections.
I appreciated the different roles the teacher plays and how it's a blend of a few (Guide/Social Director/Admin/TA) depending on the format of the course.
Important to engage the student in their learning. May need to use various technologies. Students need timely feedback.
At the end of each of your courses, it is important to review how well you communicated the assignments to the students, how the assignment was assessed, and how you could improve the assignment. It's also important to provide a strong leadership.
Communication is the key.
I think the most important thing is to evaluate how an activity went. If it did not go well, not assuming it was the students' fault, but instead to adjust our practice, directions, examples, and learning leading up to that course activity. If you did not get the intended outcomes, adjust.
Online instruction involves so much more in terms of facilitation than would be expected in a face to facee course. Specifically, a lot of practices that might come across naturally in a classroom environment (i.e. promoting collegiality and being a "coach") must be done clearly and through its own mechanisms.
There needs to be clear instructions for the students. If several students are scoring low it is important to check why and address the issue so the student get the most of out the lesson with the best understanding.
It was good to hear that the teaching program includes feedback as a major ingredient to student success. Many students are new to online and they require as much feedback as possible to gauge how they are doing, whether they are understanding the directions. Once timely feedback and communication are established the students seem to move into a rhythmic study pattern and it becomes easier to begin new subjects. They come to rely on this interaction to guide them.
There are no nonverbal cues in an online setting, so I need to be clear and concise in giving feedback. I also need to be proactive in learning what my students' needs are in making them successful.
There were alot of great keys points made and how the position goes beyond teaching. Being consistent and making a pathway to learning is crucial for the students and the instructor. Points need to be made very clear.
I understand that feedback is the most important part of holding the students' attention but if it's not immediate, something that requires time to grade, I struggle finding the time in this new learing world.
Module evaluation is important because it enables the facilitator to know how well students are learning and whether the learning outcomes have been achieved.
Learning and feedback are a 2 way street
Reflection and evaluationis always important so we can make the necessary adjustments in our courses and become better online facilitators.
Mulitple forms of communication and engagement with students is key.
Though is will be challening I hope to use several different methods to encourage participation and constantly evauate how useful it has been
I prefer a course that provides a mixture of teacher-centered and student-centered approaches with a moderate level of interaction means that, for the most part, the teacher leads the majority of the discussions. The instructor posts questions on a discussion board and the students will answer one or two a week. The instructor could use synchronous chatting or continue with the asynchronous chatting with discussion boards. The instructor will selectively answer questions through emails.
It is inporten to have feedback and use that to do changes to you course
