As I try to nurture my students to seek learning for the sake of new knowledge as their motivation, I think the transition from last quarter's lack of grades as the motivation they have been trained to respond to, back toward the conventional grading system will bring back the extrensic motivation and hopefully make it easier to build up opportunities for students to discover intrensic motivation for learning engagement.

Since switching mid-March 2020 to all online, I've learned that communicating content in the classroom, especially in a public speaking course, is vastly different from online. Breaking up the presentation and content into 15-minute segments is most important since students clearly are tuning out. In the classroom, a PowerPoint presentation lecture/discussion can work well if enough students participate in reflecting on the ideas, relating them to textbook readings, and responding in front of their peers. Online students, like I, are staring at tiny video windows where there's a clear distance among learners. Breakout rooms in Zoom can help correct the… >>>

I learned so much taking this wonderful course along with learning from my peers by reading and reviewing their comments through each module.

I will make sure that my courses are coherent and structuredand well organized along with putting in an extra effort into ensuring that students understand what is expected of them. Sending regular whole class communications is essential.

Some student snags may occur but I will remain responsive to their individual needs and as a whole for my entire class. I love to ask students to lead discussions to get their perspective as well to evaluate how much… >>>

I plan to have a menu option for my course this year, since many students will be learning fom home.  I will have hard deadlines and due dates, with clear consequences, but I will give students a variety of activities to choose form.  My lectures will be interactive so that my social students will get credit for participating.  I plan to use video clip options for my introvert students to participate with more unanimity. Getting students to actually engage in the lessons is going to be a big challenge this year.  Understanding personality traits and motivations, both the students traits… >>>

I have learned that games and simulations will be a wonderful addition to tmy classroom.  Especially in the place of pop quizes or when too many warm-ups have been used, and a game would be a welcome change.  Pop quizes drop the students score quickly and I only come away knowing that they could answer the few questions I presented, and know all that the student knows or doesn't know.  I hope I can learn to create effective games.  I do not see that purchasing games will work with my departments budget.

I found this training very helpful in that it broke down the use of technology in an on line environment. The instructor needs to use appropirate technology for effective communication for the course at hand. Depending on the nature of the course being taught and the number of students will, in part, determine what types of technology the instructor will use. Another aspect of to include when determining the type of technology to be use is to make sure that  the students can perform the necessary function you desire for appropirate and effective communication. Although a technology tool may have… >>>

Sometimes the best training is on the job training. In my case, I would like to have a more comprehensive understanding of the process involved between administration, teachers, students. For example: how does it all work and what is the best line of defense if the student is not responding to your efforts. One way that I can implement an action plan is to express my interest to the Director of Online Training about my desire to know more about the steps involved in the process and perhaps she can show me the paper trail from enrolling the student to… >>>

For the 2020-2021 school year, I hope to try incorporating blogs into my curriculum. Some examples of blogging from this unit were:

• Students provide commentary on a research topic pertinent to the course.
• Students develop a central point for text, images, and links to other blogs.
• Students develop an interactive format to explain the subject matter.
• Students develop tools for social advocacy pertinent to their field of study.
• Students become cognizant regarding real-time, real-life scenarios like catastrophes.

I have learned a great in this session.  Communication with students is a key factor.  Hence, I plan on developing perhaps some generic well thought out statements that I will be using to introduce students to the courses, ground rules, and procedures that apply to the course.  This will be a work inprocess as we transition to Hybrid courses.  I will be using as a template your course design and wording and then word smithing to my needs.

I learned that feedback should be given in a timely manner. Feedback back on grades is extremely important.

I have learned that it's important encourage students to respond to each other.  

I have learned many different ways on how to interact with students on social media. Taking an online class can be as interactive as taking a face-to-face class. 

EL -105   Communication with Students

May 2023 I will be a Retired Teacher 

I am a Baby Boomer

"An Old Dog Will Learn Some New Tricks"

Times are changing and education must make a new revoluation for learning. A learning process that forces us to look at how teach and communication with students and our peers. This course was an reflection on how I was so comfortable in teaching students the old way,(F2F). See learned a new trick!

Culinary Arts, hand -on learning, low- medium technology needed in the classroom, but a requiremnt for learning, I thought that I was… >>>

Just like in the Face to Face setting, guidelines are necessary for both the student and the teacher to be successful in the class.  Procedures and guidelines for best practices must be communicated effectively from the beginning of the course and be accessable to students throughout the course via a syllabus or Code of Conduct.  I have found that posting, sharing, and reminding students is essential for them to get in the pattern, get in the routine of how the classroom - on line or face to face - in order for there to be a strong community of learners… >>>

As instructors we must sell out to our students with the e-learning.  If we as instructors get frustrated so will our students.  Our students feed off our vibes that we are projecting.  

I am so thankful to have these online courses. I can see where and why I have made a few mistakes. I needed to learn all of this information before teaching online, however, I am glad to know now what is important to be an effective online instructor. 

Onlin communication is good only if the stuent would catch on knowing how important commication if verbally and non-verbally.  Nothing can be accomplished if we do not communicate.  Online learning does not show physically what the communication is but ist is non-verbally with written feeling and expression. It is just like communication in the job profession expecially in the medical field: if it was not written it was not done.  Communition if vital.

Doris Owens

The Online teaching is different and has good potential for learning in a new way. I always tell my student when accomplishing something new that it it not hard it is just new so learn and grow into it with confidence.  This was something that was spoken of when I was in my Senior Year in High School that there will be a time that our students will be working on computers for their education. The time is here.

Doris Owens

Nurturing a positive online community to get positive feedback.  set your rule prior to starting a online communications to createa a positive netiquette.  Role play and set the rules to help students cratea positive ongoing engaging communicaition. 

It important for studnet to be praginized with assignment. Post Its and Calendars help them visually stay organized. Ty