Some of my best practices for online teaching include: 

1) Getting to know my students through the Introduction Discussion Board. I read their bios and comment on them, showing commonalities whenever possible.

2) Contacting my students early in the first week with a welcome message.

3) Responding quickly to student's questions, wether they email me, call me, or text me.

4) Grading promptly and providing detailed, personal feedback.

Engagement is important in the online learning environment. It is useful to include tools and methods that will foster and promote participation.

I learned that is is important to reach out to all students prior to the first day of class to introduce myself and give them a "heads up" on what to expect in the course. It is also a good idea to establish virtual office hours so the students can contact me during those hours if necessary.

I realized the importance of why an online course should be continuously evaluated for effectiveness.

This is the only way to understand if the course is running smothly, provides a good outline for the students, and produces positive outcomes for the students.

It justifies whether what im doing as an instructor is conducive to the class or shows areas of concern for my course.

What is the use of learning if you don't implement what you learn?

What is the use of learning how to teach our students if we don't implement what we learn?

Implementing new ideas or new techniques to keep students involved and engaged in the classroom creates an environment of growth.

We learn the importance of continuing education to supplement our learning. it helps us to develop and support our students.

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I find the best practice is humor while teaching.

I will incorporate the tme management strategies into my daily routine immediately to improve in this area.

Im going to use instructional articles and web sites  to replace lectures 

By incorporating active learning techniques in the online classroom it allows for students to be engaged and test their knowledge.

This module has taught me a lot. I will make sure to incorporate wise use of active learning to improve my facilitation and for students to learn more.

As you consider the "flipped classroom" ensure you have a postive attitude and willingness to accept some hurdles along the way.

Will be well worth the price to ensure student learning for adults.

Commit to the outline, take notes and review before taking assessment

It takes a while to read the impressions of the students in an online course. The best thing, in my opinion, is to stir them to respond to a question you post. Choosing this question is a CHALLENGE to the instructor!

One of the hardest things to learn as an instructor

Sending lots of positive encouraging messages for students. Responding to them in a timely manner and letting them know you care. 

Stay present and engaged in online discussion forums.

Best practices is to continuously review student evaluations and modify course content as needed to improve student learning outcomes.

Whether in the classroom or online, course content must be presented logically and easy to follow.  With that in mind, each instructor must be well planned and tested and in so doing that you must think and anticipate the audience's level of understanding.

Leaning more abotu how to engage students in a more effective manner using meaninful feedback. Another topic of interest was also using my teaching evaluations to help me revise more course.