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Richard Misiano-Genovese
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Online Instructors:
What technique or method do you use for helping students who poorly manage their time management? Do you have any special way of getting them to use their time more efficiently? As they are at a distance, you need to continue communicating your advice, support and concerns, however I've found that once a student is aware of their time management issues, there's a better chance of helping them overcome them. Sometimes it's simply a matter of rethinking the time spent on classroom work!
For example, typical of many students, I had one – a single mother with two… >>>
Hello, as an Online Instructor I use several forms of instructional materials provided to students, so that they have the opportunity to examine and use any and all forms to suit their particular learning styles. These include a twice weekly Live Chat meeting where the weekly assignments are discussed and the course content as laid out in the syllabus is covered throughout the 5 or 10 week course. Grading Rubrics are also posted for each week's assignments. In addition to this, I provide examples for student downloads of these weekly assignments. I follow up daily on the Discussion Boards to… >>>
Having spent two years in a Masters of Education program for Instructional Technology, I complete my Capstone Project this month with the final task of creating a LMS (Learning Management System) using "game" software. The "gamification" approach to testing can be essentially a multiple-choice answer quiz much like we see on TV game shows, but it can also be a simple Q&A with only one possible response being valid.
This approach to content-delivery is learner-centered and should prove to be more effective than the instructor-centered lectures, slide shows, etc. where often rote memorization is the usual avenue of acquiring learning… >>>
Discussion Comment
One of the things that plagues online instructors is in raising the attendance levels of Live Chat learner attendance and the ability to sustain the learners' interests in continued regular participation in the chat engagements. These of course take the place of real-time classroom discussions and as such they are an expectation of instructors that learners attend. But, as these chats are not mandated, attendance levels tend to be low and the attrition rates increase with the progression of the course timeline. So the question is not one of what can the schools do to change the laws to ensure… >>>
One of the things that plagues online instructors is in raising the attendance levels of Live Chat learner attendance and the ability to sustain the learners' interests in continued regular participation in the chat engagements. These of course take the place of real-time classroom discussions and as such they are an expectation of instructors that learners attend. But, as these chats are not mandated, attendance levels tend to be low and the attrition rates increase with the progression of the course timeline. So the question is not one of what can the schools do to change the laws to ensure… >>>
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I've found (and I'm sure you can relate to this) that with the online instruction mode the mix of student demographics creates a problem when presenting materials and discussion. My "solution" is to break the online "chat" demonstration/lecture into "chunks" (segments), where I will cater to each age group so that it keeps them from becoming easily bored. I also host a weekly "workshop" where students can attend if they have any specific issues that need handling, and in each case I can then gear the discussion to the appropriate level. This seems to work well, although certainly not perfect,… >>>
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