Totally need to be organized. Students totally know when you are not. Using interactive activities, it is necessary to be prepared and practice.

Retention involves more than them showing up. The expectation is that they will be involved, faculty must do the same.

I agree, connecting with students to let them now we are there is the most important line of defense against students withdrawal.

To make as much learning authentic and real to students makes them more engaged and productive.

I just finished EL105. It was clear, concise and informative. It was nice to take and I liked the ideas for how they set up the rubrics. When I saw the title Relevance and Learning on your comment, it connected with me because technology is so prevalent.

I just finished the course. As I have my masters in Ed Technology, I found this course a great refresher course. It was clear and brought home points that are effective for the online instructor.