Having knowledge of and utilizing both sychronous and asynchronous tools will help your student to feel like a member of an e-community.
I learned aloit in this section. I am going to explore wiki and social networks for practical nursing. Thank you
I have learned good ways to use asynchronous and synchronous learning.
As instructors we need to provide various technology tools to better serve our students learning experiences.
Knowing technology skills/skill set of each student is key for the highest level of engagment. Technology helps us in many ways but must be used correctly.
Students might feel more driven to participate in online learning if given technology mediums that they are familiar with like social media. Also by researching what technology tools are available teachers may be able to distinguish which tools work best for their subject matter
Social media and social networking can be a plus for online students.
There are a lot of different tecnological tools available for use. It's important to assess them to find the tools that will best work for the purpose.
I learned that there are many different tool available to students in an online course. The use of technology and social media can be used to increased student engagement.
The section on "asynchronous coomunication tools" reference 1)email 2)discussion boards 3)wikis and 4)blogs. It's my opinoin these 4 tools are appropriate for F2F classrooms as well as online courses. As a Digital Media high school educator I included these tools in my classes. I used a wiki for all class assignments and discussion board. The students made a personal wordpress to show their work and journal.
This lesson talks about the various types of technologies and how to pick in both sychronous and asychronous learning environments. It is important to assess student basic technology usage at the beginning of the course. A good point is to know that not all technology tools are free and some may not last, so be sure to keep up on the best technology options for your online course.
There are many tools as a instructor, I can use to help enhance my students online experience. Social media is one of the platforms my students can use, with clear and concise rules, to help them learn the subject matter, online.
There are many tools that a student can use like Wiki, blog, messaging and others that can help enhance their education.
Using tools such as social media, discussion boards, wikis, chats, email, video meetings allows students to learn in an online learning platform.
Technology is great and needed for online learning but we as educators need to know the skill level of all our studetns so we can make sure they are able to learn in this environment. I like the empowering of soical networking and student used FAQ boards to allow them to help each other.
Technology can greatly assist your online classroom/teaching. However you need to be educated in how these certain programs work, and you need to make sure your students have at least the minimal level of tech knowledge to utilize these.
Social media is different than social networking, which can be useful in online learning. Just because a student says they have the technical skills online to work in your course does not actually mean that they do. Having a screener for technical and online skills is a good idea, even if you might consider the skills to be basic.
It is important to ask the students about their technology skills and not just assume they have all the necessary skills that are required.
Preparing Students to Become Good Online Learners --> Technical Skills
Prior to utilizing tools ensure that students can log in and feel comfortable with technology. I have taken for granted because they are young, the assumption is they are computer savy; that is not always the case. Knowing what tools your students might prefer, might give you great insight on what to use.
Importance of roles played by tools technical skills in sychronous and asynchronous commmunication, utilizing an online learning space and including social networking platforms for students success in an online environment.
I wil include social networking for building relationships, engagement, communication and collaboration with those of similar interests.
