Ellie,
You are right. A student self analysis can ground students about the truth of the delivery!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Trude,
We find the same thing! Our institution has a online writing center that I utilize to help them. I also use online resources such as Grammar Girl and You Tube clips such as one from Taylor Mali.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Kara,
I think students are not told about their weaknesses so much in our culture. It is not to tear them down but to make them successful. Great post.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Taghreed,
Yes, you are right. These inventories will allow you to point students to resources the institution may have.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Mary,
You make a great point. It does individualize each student but allows you to address issues collectively.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Michael,
You are correct. You may have to be the time keeper sometimes! (I hate that job).
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Michael,
You can focus on the delivery and the content. It should make students think about how they can map their success. You may want to have them develop a plan for success that addresses the data from the self-analysis.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Rachelle,
You may want to check online to use or help develop an inventory of your own. You don't have to recreate the wheel.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Michael,
Yes, it can be used to focus on the mechanics of online learning as well as the prep needed for content.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Michael,
You are right, the need to prepare is crucial. This is lacking in many students.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Amos,
I will use the term "reorient thinking" I do think when students successfully complete an online course improve their productive in a f2f course.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
George,
You are right. Also, students need to be aware of expectation of this!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Debra,
Oh, the frustration and it is not just in the online course! I want all students (f2f and online) to read the textbook! It amazes me that the students think they don't have to expend energy in any sort of learning to earn a grade. ( I will get off my soapbox now).
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Susan,
I actually do self analysis in my f2f course. I teach a writing course in both the online and f2f area and I use similar questions in both. Students need to develop a sense of their writing.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Alan,
Make sure that students can navigate the course consistently. That also seems to help
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Alan,
You make great points. Student must realistically look at their lives to see if the can "fit" education in. This can be a challenge and it is really up to "us" as instructors to have them "assess" that!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Chad,
You are right! Student center means student responsible.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Debra,
You make such great points! Once students hit a real or perceived barrier, the shutdown begins. Only communication can help students through this period. You have to tackle the barriers one at a time. Do you provide recordings that students can go back to again and again? That does seem to work particularly with motivated and nontraditional students. When the barrier is technology that can be a real problem that you may have to have help from the university.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Charles,
Yes, you can also draw on the similarities that will allow you create/draw on resources that will help several students!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Srabasti,
You are correct! They don't realize that online courses are student centered which means student responsible. Great post!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
