Good Evening James,

I am an Information Technology (IT) Professor and I find that students are much more challenged taking IT courses online because it is hard for them to pick up on learning a skill-set as well as it is hard for some IT Professors to teach technology online. I find the common denominator to be patience, varied methods of performing commands and execution, and ability to teach to all learning styles outside of one's personal methods. Teaching someone computer literacy by use of hardware, software, and commands is challenging both online and on-ground. However, the level of anxiety… >>>

Reply to Melissa smith-chapman's post:Hello Melissa

In your post you stated that you text with your students both online and on-ground; I do as well. My question to you is do you think that to some degree we are enabling students to not participate in other forms that will be relevant for them to learn outside of their personal habits?

~Professor Cynthia Hughes

Hello Everyone, I hope you all are doing well..

For those students that are obsessed with texting and technology, I engage those students with encouraging them to send me text messages which is a great way to get a response almost instantaneously from me. However, I also like to use a lot of clipart and pictures that I will crop and combine with a lot of wordart. I do find that a combination of pictures, color, and even powerpoints help students who seem to be not be engaged to stop and pay attention. I also call students, so that they… >>>