There were many good points on why students may choose to drop online classes and how to keep them engaged and encouraged to stick it out.
There may be some students who will try to intentionally challenge you, and the best way to handle those types of students is to maintain your composure and respond unemotionally.
I learned that student's behavior has a lot to do with their studying and the different type of students the procrastinator, has a lot to do with e-learning.
In any online course, the instructor has to be able to manage the learning environment. In some situations, students need help stay engaged, and in other situations, students need to be moderated. I am learning to help students in either situation help themselves succeed, and also prevent disruptive behavior in the learning environment.
Understanding that an online student may have other commitments that occupy their space is a starting point to understand their behavior. As instructors, before pointing out, we must always be in a position to guide both to maintain the student's interest and incorporate it into the course activities as well as for conflict management. Everything based on a communication of respect and empathy can achieve great results.
I have learned that there can be many challenges when teaching on an online platform, and that there may be different type of students who may bring with them different challenges. I will make sure to have the institution's code of conduct present with me so that I may be able to know how to best deal and resolve any issues.
Muy bueno en general todo el curso, desde mi punto de vista, incorpora todo lo que un docente Online debe saber.
Me parecio muy interesante el tema de resolver conflictos, y los recursos para evitar la deserción escolar.
I found interesting the indication to keep a record of student communications and productions, as well as communications. Otherwise, it is valuable to distinguish the personality of the student and his conflicts with the content or the system, from the conflicts with other students or the instructor. There one values the communications records if the conflict is not resolved and the authorities must intervene.
There are 4 types of learners: Noisy, Quiet, Disruptive and Intimidators and since they pose different challenges for the teacher , we as teacher should be prepared to deploy different strategies to keep them motivated.
Es muy importante tratar de identificar el perfil de comportamiento de nuestros estudiantes, para mejorar la comunicación, la empatía y colaborar con cada uno en el progreso del curso. Como la enseñanza se torna cada vez más personal, la buena gestión de la información que recibimos, por mail, chat o mensajería es crucial para aprovechar mejor el tiempo
In this module I learned the importance of managing relationships in the group, considering the different personalities of the students. I would think about implementing different strategies considering the problem presented and avoiding the dropout of students.
Understanding how to conduct the online course, how to help those with challenges within the class, whether it is not being able to communicate effectively.
I also learned how to store files and I had not even thought of this.
"Learners will bring with them into the e-learning environment behavioral traits inherent to their personality profiles. While the behaviors are no different from those they exhibit in the traditional classroom, the arena in which these behaviors are manifested is indeed quite different."
Record keeping and effectively managing how those records are kept needs to be addressed before the course begins. Anticipate different challenges students can face taking online courses, either from their personal life demands or from other students that may alienate their student peers. Have a strategy for dealing with these challenges that includes guidance from institutional policies and procedures.
Managing conflict can be an opportunity to demonstrate presence as an instructor by letting the learner know their interactions or lack there of are not meeting the expectations of the course. These modules go hand in hand, as creating a relationship early on in the course by demonstrating presence with a welcome message can make it easier to intervene later on in the course. The welcome message sets the instructor tone/intention for the course by letting learnings know different areas of support they can ask about.
I learned that email is the best way to communicate with on-line students. Keep in touch with them regularly to provide assistance, encouragement and progress updates. Some students wll try to challenge you in order to obtain a higher score on their coursework.
This module focused on good recordkeeping skills and communicating effectively with students in several different ways. There was a great focus on the best ways to communicate with students for counseling purposes related to performance, behavior, and conflict management. There were also some helpful tips about how to recognize and minimize student attrition.
It is essential as an instructor to be aware of the work demands the course work may entail to avoid attrition. Providing bite size work loads and slowly increasing the work demand can be an effective way to increase confidence in the learners.
Most of my BSN and all of my MSN were online. Time management was the biggest thing for me to adapt to between working full time and going to school full time. Relaying this message to students helps them. Telling them to keep their goal in mind as a constant reminder of where they want to go is also something to help support them. Sending email reminders assists with keeping them on track and can be useful by just supporting them.
I was surprised to see just how similar sttudent behaviors are in the classroom and the e-learning enviorment
