The rule when I was in school was 3 hours of study out of class for every hour in class including online courses. To me that included homework, or review and reading. Today's students work so their hours are limited. I've seen the curriculum watered down to accomodate the students instead of students making accomodations. If you consider that an online course, students no longer have to drive onto campus, walk across parking lots, to their building, their classroom, you'd think we would have more time. It's not happening. More accomodations for online students leads to students developing worse habits.
learning the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation maded it clearer for me to understand
what motivates students.
the importance of paying attention to those students that may fall through the cracks because of learning
disabilities some may do well with hands on and auditor information
Time management is a key to success in any field, but particularly being motivated when you can work from home in your pjs!
It was great to learn all about time management skills building and recommendations. This is the one thing most students in the online programs stuggle with in my experience. I plan to utilize these tips moving forward
When a class is primarly online, students tend to minimalize the responsiblities of completing assignments in a timely manner. Reminding students of due dates and following up with students who have turned in assigments late is helpful to keep students on track for success. Keeping the due date/time consistent helps with this, but also friendly reminders through general announcements via email or during online lecture helps.
My takeawy is that students with different learning needs or disabilities need to be taken in early and offered the additional sevices, help, and guidancve to be successful oin the program. Regardless of the disability it is up to us, the instructor, to find a way for motivated student success.
Time Management is a work in progress and can be challenging to say the least. I went from F2F type instructor to Synchronous / Asychronous instruction. This is a complete new environment for the students too. The time requirement for the students to complete their online assignments was confusing to them but, with some patience and encourangement they are finaly managing their time more effectively.
The workload of online course is not light, as some students may find. Time management skills are so important to prepare them. Including this information in orientation sessions and in welcome introductions to students is important.
I learned that the time management is the very important point in the online course. I learned too the tools that I can use with the students with dissabilities.
In this module, I have learned that all educational institutions must provide reasonable accommodations for their students. In my courses I will accommodate the specific needs of each student.
The online learning enviroment is very different from face 2 face, as an insructor I need to know the students needs and help them achieve their goals.
Online learners provider a different learning challenge. Educators must be aware of their limits when it comes to online teaching.
Self-analysis can be an effective tool for anyone engaged in an online learning environment - whether instructor or student! It helps us examine our strengths and how they can be applied to online course structures.
AS I am just beginning out, there is quite alot of material that I have been trying to obsorb, so I observe the students I have and think about their different skills , it makes me aware of the skills that I'm working towards myself, so i'll keep an open mind ,try to remember as much as I can , give it some time
IT is important to take a self-analysis for not just the students but for the instructors as well. Time management also plays a key role in a successful online course as it can take 10-20 hours to create an hour presentation. While things may be time consuming the first time, you can reuse them again next time you teach the course.
Anyone can learn online. As intructors, we must give them the tools to do so.
Online may not be a good option for students that tend to procrastinate or that have very busy personal lives. Online may also be much more challenging for students with dyslexia and ADHD. It is important to make student expectations clear in the LMS. The online/technology knowledge surveys are are great idea.
Online classes can require just as much time and perhaps even more time than a face to face course. It is impotant a student has both the discipline required and the organization skills needed to be a successful on line learner.
One of the courses I have taught is an online readiness or college readiness course and this unit reminded me a great deal of the material covered in those courses. I like the idea of an entree exam for students, so that we would know, from the beginning, what areas are problematic.
Nancy Tosh
