About me

Hi, my name is Denise Haynes and I teach mainly online for the last five years. I taught in the classroom prior to teaching online. I try to engage students as much as I can because the online enviroment is different and can be one-sided. I love teaching and assisting students to reach their goals.

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Online Environment

I believe it is important to assist students in managing their workload in the class. This can be done through a "road map" that gives them the amount of time each section will take. There is also a step-by-step guide in what need to be finished and when. Denise Haynes

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Groups in the Online Enviroment

How have groups in your online enviroment worked? Are you able to get the same benefits as you would in the classroom?

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Online and in classroom

Even though I really like teaching online, I do miss the interaction of the classroom. However, I do feel that more people have access to learning through the online environment and I enjoy helping students be successful in a new career.

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Noisey Students

I have had many "noisey students" in my classrooms. They seem to always think they know more than anyone else and try to correct others in the discussion forums. It is important to redirect these students and make sure they don't try to take away from what the other students say. Emailing them privately works well and having them answer additional questions is also helpful. Thanks, Denise

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Chat Online

I have had a difficult time having student attend my chats on a weekly basis. And when they do come it usually is to ask for an extension for an assignment. I wonder if having a specific topic to talk about each week would help. However, I don't want students to think they can't talk about anything else in the forum. What do you think? Thanks, Denise

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Instructor Presence and authority

This module showed me a great deal about establishing authority. I had no idea that my biography concering my education and experience would provide this. I always thought this was a way for students to connect with me and not a way to show authority. Thank you for the information. Mrs. Haynes

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Online Teaching

I really like the online teaching environment because I believe it provides more people the opportunity to go to school and achieve success. However, it is important for students to understand the demands of the online environment and have to be self-directed and motivated to complete their courses.

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Groups in the Online Enviroment

How have groups in your online enviroment worked? Are you able to get the same benefits as you would in the classroom?

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Student with learning disability

I have only encountered one student with a diability in my classes and they were legally blind. They could see some things but could not drive and do other task. I did provide additional assistance for them as well as the school. Denise

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Students that don't have English as a first language

I have had students in the past that didn't have English as their first lanaguage and I have become frustrated with them. This section helped me a great deal in techniques to work with these type of students. Thanks, Denise

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