Learned techiques to promote effective interaction and dialogue.
Feedback is key!! You need to structure the course in such a way that engages students and helps them to to buy into the course from the start. This can even include having the students participate in structuring as well.
Feedback is important and a good gauge of the effectiveness of the course. It is normal to expect a certain degree of complaining about technology and the facilitator but if it is excessive it would be an indicator that something is wrong and re-evaluation needs to occur. As facilitator, it is the instructor's job to foster communication of all types and build relationships.
Looking at graes of student assessment as well as student feedback is essential in modifying how the instructor is getting information across.
A instructor should define the expectations of the students, the syllabus should establish the expectations of student engagment. Communication is a key factor in a online cousre .
Instructors are facilitators of an online course and need to provide students with expectations of effective communications in order to have a successful online course.
The idea of teacher as facilitator to the students learning is great. You are providing opportunities for the students and giving them access to the information and technology. The student-centered classroom then would put the ball in the students' court to move further from their.
Is is becoming more and more apparent that when building an on line coarse that watching listening and reflecting on the students input as well as output is a key element in the construction of a successful on line coarse.
I have Learned from the past and current experiences to adjust accordingly for the class and still be within the objectives of the class. Also getting feedback from students to help with the adjusting for future classes to make it even better. I find this something that is ongoing.
Feedback is very critical to students and instructors alike. It sets you up for success and improvement.
Online learning requires the instructor to wear many hats. Instructor, social director, program manager and technial assistance. It is important to know each one of these roles in order to for students to have a successful online learning experience.
Provide informative feedback. Feedback may be the most important aspect of the role of facilitator.
Working with the students to provide opportunities to be involved and communicative while also assuring that the content of their posts are correct and appropriate are important in the online forum. Additionally, communication, evaluation, feedback all facilitate revisions and updates to the course as deemed necessary by the instructor to ensure that the course is of the utmost quality.
I learned about the different roles that an online teacher fulfills and importance of getting students engaged. I think that I tend to be a high control type of teacher and will have to work toward being more of a facilitator of communication and learning.
I learned that asking students for feedback throughout the course will make the course better and better each time it is used. I will be sure to use student feedback to improve the course to ensure it works as efficiently as possible.
When creating an e-learning environment where the teacher is to serve as a facilitator there are three key areas:
- Focus should be placed on students rather than the technology used
- Learning activities should be authentic problem-based experiences
- High quality feedback must be provided
I will use this information to help develop future syllabi, and in structuring courses. I believe these three pieces should be considered through each phase of online courses.
Feedback is essential in fostering a learner-centered environment.
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As the facilitator of the online course, I must provide students with guidelines that reveal expectations of their communications within a course and with me also. The syllabus will show what is expected. The expectations should be imbedded in assessments also.
knowing ther roles of the faciliator
I love the terminology used to describe this crutial role of the online instructor, Guide on the Side. We msut view ourselves as being just to the side of the student in their learning process, just like in the physical classroom.
I will review my courses to see if there is Guide on the Side elements incorported into the online course.
