Reply to Korinne Toadvine's post:One thing to remember is that not only is it easier to organize if you design the course so that everything prepares students for final assessments, but that redundancy with variety is encoraged. What's your feedback on this idea?

Oh wow. They used the ADDIE model, but blended the development with the implementation. That's okay. So long as everything that's supposed to be there is there. Analyze, design, develop, and evaluate. In other words, review what needs to be in the course and what you have available to work with. Design the components. Organize and combine them. And then review the results for improvement.

Reply to Tricia Mehall's post:That's a very good point. The process of retaking a quiz (even with the same questions) reinforcess the retention of the information. Would you say that this process could even be more affective than the actual lesson?

Reply to Jonathan Juracko's post:That makes a lot of sense. You really don't want students to feel intimidated by complicated technology. How would you simplify it?

Reply to Suzanne Boese's post: So, why do so many people say that they don't like online classes? What is it that is missing from online classes that makes it so difficult for them? Personally, I prefer online classes, especially since that's what I majored in.

Reply to rene kagan's post:These synchronous sessions can be a great way to improve teaching presence while also improving community presence in online classrooms. Have you ever had an online class where there were no synchronous sessions?

Just about anything you can do in a face-to-face classroom you can do in an online classroom. The online technologies have made this possible, but it has its limitations, so, we have to work around them. And there are a variety of ways to establish these different ways of communicating and submitting class assignments and tests. But if these are established with students there should be few problems in conducting online classes.

Reply to Korinne Toadvine's post:How do you feel about application activities? This is where students exercise what they're learning either through a presentation or through a medium they are studying about. Would that be a good example of what you're referring to?

Reply to Sharon Richard's post:I agree. Assessments are very important for knowledge checks, but they can also be used as teaching tools. Have you ever had found that to be true?

Reply to Justina Morales's post:I remember how during my MSED my classes suddenly switched to non-linear structures, and I hated it. I felt so lost. Did you ever experience that kind of thing?