I've found my bigggest challenge isn't the technology. It's getting the students to respond. It doesn't matter if I leave a message on the discussion board, send an email or do a chat session. They never respond.

I think the main challenge is that of affordability. 25 years ago a person could make enough money to go to college by working part-time. Today, that is impossible.

The business of student loans has gotten out of hand.

http://www.profology.com/welcomepage

Great website for higher education professionals to share ideas. You can connect by areas that you teach, research interests, locations, etc.

I listened to a presentation by them last August 2015 and joined the same day. Plus, IT'S FREE!

Cindy

It refers to Learning Management System. There are many popular ones out there, BlackBoard, Canvas, etc.

I completely agree. Many of the questions were worded differently and confusing. I found this a very difficult topic to get through.

Dr. Cindy Greenman

I too have a very difficult time getting students to attend the chat sessions. I have tried emailing, posting announcements, etc. to remind them, but nothing seems to work. I did try texting for one term, but one student complained to my supervisor that I was "overbearing" and bugging him on his cellphone (I texted the entire class once per week). She asked me not to use the students phone numbers unless I was contacting them about attendance issues.  I know that most students don't listen to the recording either. I would discuss specific clues to passing the class and… >>>

@GorTam0617

I teach accounting and typically, the only way to really learn it, is to practice. Therefore, I assign homework every week. I also assign an online quize every week. I've found that if I also assign extra problems for them to do for extra credit, those students who complete those extra credit problems do much better on the exams and in the class overall.

I tend to use my power point slides from the book as a launching pad for further discussions. They are not the entire focus of the class, but they do provide the structure.