It is important to consider in the design of the online course, not only the instruction style itself, but a set of coherent components that guide students through the content; then evaluate the course content and observe the delivery method of the online content.
It is necessary to transform a face-to-face course to convert it online, in addition you must be very organized and creative to maintain student participation and make them feel motivated to participate and carry out all the activities that must be completed to learn.
I learned about using the four O's to set up and go through your class. I also liked how adding a personal touch helps the student and still tries to build rapport through email because that level of comfort is needed for the student to be successful.
Utilizing multiple strategies to engage the online student is a priority in order to develop a successful interactive learning environment.
Organizing content for an online learning environment is crucial to the success of each student. The flow of information and consistency of the manner in which it is found and applied needs to be clear in order to avoid student frustration which can lead to poor academic performance.
Learned important techniques for developing an online course.
Engaging students and building rapport is very important to retention and student success.
Present course content in a consistent manner, this will make it easier for students to access content materials.
In order for all of your students all with different ways of learning to comprehend what they are learning an instructor should accommodate all students who may need that extra help.
The importance of consistent course layout and how it helps both the student and instructor.
Considerations for online learning that may/may not be applicable to face-to-face delivery. Driving design and delivery that matches online more fully is important; I find that faculty that have taught face-to-face want their online courses to be the same - I'm guilty of this myself - so I want to start adjusting that train of thought & broaden perspectives of what/how/why related to the online environment.
I learned that it is not correct to transfer F2F content to an Online environment and expect it to become effective. There are many different ways to organize the layout to make it more attractive and especially focused on the learning objectives to get students engaged in the learning process.
It is important not to overwhelm students with information and choose relevant ones to share.
I learned it is important to be consistent with your content layout so students find their material easily.
I've learned to organize by modules and F2F is not just an online course. Using different strategies to provides student engagement.
Course should be interactive, short instruction with questions to enhance learning.
You really have to think about what you want to the students to learn and how do you make that happen. Which tools and what are you assessing.
It is okay to share personal information in an online setting. However, it is not necessary to provide home address etc. I will engage with online students by introducing myself through a blog and have students do the same.
the layout of content is very important and makes it easy for the student to know what is expected of them. It also makes it easy for the Instructor to update material.
My takeaway from this module is that online materials should be suited for both the environment and for online learning. Also, taking the layout of the course content to match the instructor's teaching style.
