Daniel & Cheryl,
The codes of conduct are important and they help students understand their expectations. Nice job.
I would agree Cheryl, it goes both ways. Students have to act and conduct themselves as present and future professionals as do the instructors. Usually though, the more that you act within the construct of the code of conduct, the more likely that they are to follow.
Nicole,
Modeling is powerful. Keep up the good work!
As I'm new to online teaching, I feel it is important for me to me well-read in the code of conduct and netiquette. That way, I can model the appropriate behaviors...thanks.
Sharmalan,
You are right. Nobody is perfect, but guidelines certainly help emphasize respect of others. Thank you.
it's obvious these conduct policies are general rules and regulations applied in the professional environment and in our everyday society.Nobody's perefct , but these outlines and policies enhances both the instructors and students the boundaries of their communication and their interaction level.it also helps
the learning environment to be more comfortable.
Shelly,
I couldn't have said it better. In more than one of your postings you discuss modeling and that is so essential.
Thank you for your thoughts.
I totally agree. EVERYONE should have a code of conduct to follow. Instructors lead by example!!
Cheryl,
I have been in situations where the need for a code of conduct for faculty (and administration) would have been very valuable. Like you said, once something is put on the internet, it can never be taken away.
Here is an event that happened this year: A student decided to "take me to task" is a class discussion. The language broke every known rule of netiquette. Luckily, I was able to remove the offending post quickly, but it still had been read by a few students. Naturally, the students did the "normal" thing and passed the info on to the rest of the class. The end result was that none of the students would communicate, for any reason, with the offending student for several weeks. I still wonder if the offending student was trying to get the other class members to "fall in line" behind him. Very sad. If only the student had followed the student code of online communication conduct. . .
Just goes to prove that we all need codes of conduct to help us get through what could be very rough times.
Cheryl,
Oh - Right ON! You are correct. Faculty and students can both benefit from a Code of Conduct. An orientation for both faculty and students would be beneficial to the online classroom.
Thanks for your input.
