Online enrollment is growing at a rapid rate, as is the technology that supports online instruction. Instructors need to have strategies that will help them to engage online learners as well as provide them instructional support when needed. This group is for online educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
There are many different types of behaviors a student can exhibit. It is important to know how to handle disrupted behaviors appropriately. For behavior management in e-learning, a noisy student can be locked-out depending my institutions policy.
Asynchronous discussions: Happen at different moments, over a period of time.
Synchronous discussion: Real time chat sessions, should NOT be used to discuss important coursework.
Publishing my biography as an instructor and requiring students to as well can be an effective way to begin your e-learning community.
Set expectations. Support is crucial for their success which should include both learning support & technical support.
Email is an effective way of communication. However, the minimum turn around time an instructor should promise is 24 hours. It can get overwhelming with multiple messages and can be hard to juggle it all. There are different types of behaviors for online learners which include disruptive, quiet and procrastinator.
Feedback given to students should be encouraging. Synchronous discussions are more challenging than asynchronous discussions due to the potential change in time zones.
Having a personal biography for the students which includes your level of expertise will ensure them that they are being well taught. Encouraging students to also have their own biography is a way for the instructor to get to know the student.
The instructor must know how to resolve basic technical difficulties such as viewing the profile and viewing grades. Online learning also allows for multiple means of communication.
There are various types of learning that can be effective for students. Getting students together to learn in small groups in one of many techniques. Two examples of group based work are peer reflections and be the expert, which literally means allowing the students to be the expert in the specific topic at hand.
rubrics an help facilitate the grading process for instructors. Students are encouraged to use active learning skills to achieve success in the course.
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