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The most meaningful definition of leadership is taking care of the poeple in your charge. You must be able to adapt to help everyone and encourage them into believeing they can be successful.
Online discussions are the heart of the course. I try to make them interesting, relevant to current events, and thought provoking. I try to encourage (Good post or Great thought at the beginning) and I open the question for all students by ending my response with (Thoughts anyone?)
Discusssion forum are the heart of an online course. Use them to enhance participation to motivate student to want to learn more about your topic, and to enhance student confidence.
Make yourself accessable. Be empathetic. Remember when you were a student and the challenges you faced. Remember your best teachers and their best techinques.
A simply biography can help students understand your credentials. Giveing them a pic and bio can help them assimilate you into their learning core. Letting them know about you (hobbies, interests, inc) can act as an ice breaker and lead to the development of trust. respect and security necessary to facilitate a wonderful on line eexperience.
To understand and be able to naviagte the CMS. To be techinally proficent as well as course material proficient. To have empathy with students and their frustrations with technology and the CMS. To be as consistent as possible with my contant delivery.
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