Instructional Delivery | Origin: EL103
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Teaching Online: A Student-Centered Approach --> Instructional Delivery
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I learned that good online teaching needs a clear course layout, strong communication, updated materials, and chances for students to interact with each other. I also learned how important it is to build a sense of community so students feel supported and stay involved. Another big takeaway for me was that scaffolding helps students connect new learning to what they already know.
I learned that effective online teaching requires a dynamic syllabus, clear communication, strong course organization, and opportunities for student interaction. I also understood that building an online learning community is important so students feel connected, supported, and engaged throughout the course. In addition, scaffolding helps students learn better by connecting new content with their prior knowledge and guiding them step by step.
I plan to apply this by organizing my course more clearly, giving detailed instructions, updating materials when needed, and creating more opportunities for collaboration and participation. One question I still have is how to balance course flexibility with consistency in an online environment.
Scaffolding helps student build on their prior knowledge and skills and to help the student better understand the material.
Clarifying how to communicate with the instructor, and other students, is critical for student success. This ensures students can reach out when help is needed and establishes a baseline for everyone to reference.
It is important to outline communication standards in the syllabus, and be very detailed in explaining the communication that is expected of them. Providing a detailed and dynamic FAQ also allows important information, or frequent questions, to be communicated to all students at once, helping students to feel supported while also lowering the amount of individual questions emailed from students to the instructor.
Be sure to create a learning community. Mae sure the syllabus is dynamic and relevant to the students' needs. Make sure your communication is on time and detailed. Learn your students prior knowledge so you can scaffold to their needs.
Creating a learning community through discussions and clear communication is important for student success
Clear and timely communication will help students stay on track with course work
A good syllabus is critical for students to know what they are supposed to be learning. It also helps with communication between students and students (and students and instructors, etc.). Additionally, you need to think about students' prior knowledge and experience because not every student is comfortable with the same work and learning system.
Syllabus is a key component that needs to be comprehensive.
Scaffolding materials are important for student success. There is no one-size-fits-all learning situation. Teachers must have different forms of instruction ready at all times for students.
It is important to use many delivery methods to get the students participation. The same method won't work for all students.
Organize my online discussion in different ways
Keeping what is necessary in the syllabus only
Scaffolding is important when teaching and provides structure to learning.
This module succinctly summarized the benefit of a clearly communicated syllabus as well as online learning communities.
Utilizing different communication methods (i.e. discussion boards, group online meetings, etc.) helps students feel as if they are part of the group and foster learning.
Scaffolding is imperative for student success.
Scaffolding helps students to build on their prior knowledge, experiences, and skills with new knowledge presented in an online course to develop more complex and robust learning scaffolds.
