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Understanding Personality Traits of Online Learners and Instructors

This was very interesting, the way they used the True Colors personality profiling system to develop teaching strategies and student assessments based on their personality traits. once an instructor has identified their own and students personality they could better understand the strengths and needs of the class. By providing assessments that engage and interest the student based on their personality helps them to increase their self esteem and become confident in their work. Therefore increasing their success in the course. Great module.

Asynchronous e-learning.

There was a lot of information provided on asynchronous learning. Including  changes in the education world, utilizing labs in a asynchronous environment. In addition, to provided ways to engage students and provide effective grading, and feedback in online laboratories.

Encouragement

I have found that encouraging students providing a positive reinforcement enviornment has a direct correlation to high student success in the class. 

Completion of all 12 EL Courses

I will use my Knowledge to enhance my students learning experience.

BEST PRACTICE

IN VIEWING THE INFORMATION STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTOR SHOULD ALWAYS REVIEW THE INFORMATION MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE A CLEAR

UNDERSTANDING.

EL 201

I will increase my knowledge of the EL 201 course to enhance my teaching ability.

EL 110

I will review my know of EL Courses to enhance my teaching my online classes.

Good practice

Encouraging contact between students and instructor, develop reciprocity, encourage active learning, respect diversity, etc are key for an effective online intruction.

Communication

To ensure the quality of online education, we should promote communication skills.

Mapping time

One of the best strategies that works for me is mapping out time that it will take students to do thier assignments and interact with the material.

For example, I will set up a guide in my lesson introduction that looks like this:

This lesson will take approximately 2 hours to complete.

Introduction Video

Optional

10 minutes

Lesson

in Canvas

30 min

Time Map Assignment

in Canvas

1 hour

Discussion

in Canvas

30 min

 

Total

 2 Hours

This helps students know what time they need to even start working a lesson.  Let's say they are waiting on the bus,… >>>

EL 140

My Wisdom with educating come from people being drawn to me as a person first. Then I establish a relationship with them even if it is 5 min. conversion. It may be about how are they doing or how can I help them. Later that person may be in my class. I already have set about implementing the first one of Knowles learning theory establishing a relationship. 

great CEE

all good thanks

Challenges in Online Teaching

Online teaching has been a challenge. This module has been very helpful. I can implement this right away. Did not realize that timely constructive feedback means so much to the students. Also learned that engaging student do not have to always be in person in the classroom.

Diversity in the Online Classroom

Today's classroom is very different from the classroom I participated in, and yet, there are certain aspects that have not changed, but are easier to identify and address. As instructors, we desire to provide students with a seamless F2F/Online learning experience. This module has made me more aware of generational and technological diversity, as well as the impact that has on the success of our students. Even though most of our students are Millennials or Generation Z, many share common traits with prior generations such as introversion and lack of access to adequate technology (or knowledge of) for online learning.… >>>

La importancia de las redes sociales

Me encanta validar el valor educativo de las redes sociales y cómo pueden influenciar para bien o para mal. Por eso soy muy cuidadosa con las noticias falsas y trato de la medida en que se puede aclararlas.

Working online

Working online is challenging and very helpful

Students are not as rational as adults are?

Students often have not learned to do more than live from the heart, while adults have concentrated their efforts on more cerebral approaches. This means a group of diverse people can bridge the gap that exists by writing together.


What does this mean? That younger people are not as rational as adults are?

Any generation suffers from cognitive biases and personality disorders. 

To "live from the heart" is therefore not exclusive to either young or older people.

Culture of Abbreviation

The ethos associated with the culture of abbeviation, which most of the on-line community exercises, undermines the value of commuunicatioing insightfully 

through sustained explanation and explication. By insisting that complex ideas by communicated in 280 words or less, you undermine the students' freedom

to express themselves throughly.

The cuture of abbreviation is driven by market values and sound bites presented as truth, not erudition.

Chunk

The word "chunk" (doesn't quite work does it) should be replaced with ASSIMILATE or INCORPORATE.

Having access to information through a multitude of devices allows information to be disseminated quickly to a large audience.

What if this information is packed with misinformation, disinformation, distortions and lies?

We need a counter technology to combat this. What might this look like?