Basically I learned that the same strategies used in the classroom setting are interchangeable in an on-line setting. The strategies used in a traditional classroom are:
- asking the right questions and analyzing the answer
- effective listening
- verbal cues
- Body language including posture, movement and gesture and eye movement
- voice tone and quality
- Communication style especially language content and emphasis on key words While these strategies help gain trust from your learning student the online community needs these as well as the following strategies that help you project your presence online:
- Initiate, lea, monitor, and manage synchronous discussion session
- oversee team projects
- participate in asynchronous discussion forms by offering your response to the discussion question and sharing with all participants a summary of their contributions
- Answer student queries and provide informative and constructive feedback in a time manner A 24-hour turn around time is generally acceptable.
Students are entitled to evidence of your qualifications and experience to provide instruction in the content domain of hte course. An effective way to project your expertise from a distace is to provide students with a short biography of yourself.
