Teaching online can be challenging and having good management system in place is important.

I learned some techniques for hosting online discussions and how to get better interaction on forum and discussion posts.

I learned some additional ideas for how to get to know students through an online course.

In order for our students to be successful in an online learning environment, we as instructors must be familiar with how the learning platform program we are using works.  We need to ensure we know how students will access and complete assignments and be prepared to answer students' questions.  Also, we need to ensure that our students know we are there to help them through the course when they are having difficulty understanding or accessing.