Online enrollment is growing at a rapid rate, as is the technology that supports online instruction. Instructors need to have strategies that will help them to engage online learners as well as provide them instructional support when needed. This group is for online educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
Creating a learning environment that is both structured and flexible is essential. This means having a clear course outline, predictable schedules, and also allowing for some adaptability based on student needs and feedback.
Providing timely and constructive feedback is essential. It not only helps students to improve but also keeps them motivated and feeling supported throughout their learning journey.
Critical support from instructors is essential for successful online learning. Instructors should be proactive in offering assistance, feedback, and guidance to foster a supportive learning environment.
In this section, it spoke more about managing your classes and each student individually. Set out email reminders about assignments or office hours. Get to know your students that don't participate as much so you may give them options to participate or socialize.
Create groups to have students interact with you and each other. Be responsive and responsible with your replies. Give them a chance to give you feedback on the class or your teaching.
I think that both methods -Asynchronus and synchronus teaching - have benefits and downsides. It will depend of the kind ok course, student and content. The organization and the communication in both cases are strongly relevant.
One of the most important topics that I learned in this lesson is that the technology tools facilitate the learning process of the students.
It is overall beneficial for the instructor and course to have multiple types of evaluations in order to get a wide range of data.
Having a balance between formative and summative is ideal when teaching an online course because it provides the students as well as the teacher with what is being taught/learned. I also learned how to make a more thorough/ in depth rubric that will help students with specifics.
I learned about how dynamic syllabuses allow changes which promotes a more student centered environment. I also learned about the various forms of chat rooms that allow students to share and discuss about content that they have learned in class with each other.
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