Use the announcement function in my LMS more often to consistently engage with class

I plan to make a better effort to communicate more often with students even though my course is teacher-centered and asynchronous 

In my opinion, the pros and cons of each are interesting and suited to two different types of students

Online learning platforms can be convenient for the student but not always user friendly

I learned that it's important to engage and interact with students on a regular basis. We also covered ways to build that relationship virtually and I use many of those approaches to introduce myself to students and build that bridge to developing a relationship. 

Clarity and good communication are critical to enabling students succeed in the class. The structure, platform and infrastructure can play a very important role in enabling this success. It is also important to help students participate and engage in the virtual classroom.

In this module I learned how to keep course records: creating email folders, desktop folder for each student or each assignment per term or per student. Communicate effectively with each student, by discussion post, live chats, office hours, one on one email counseling. It is okay to counsel students via email, it is secure way to counsel students and keep a written record of conversations. Dealing with undesirable behavior by addressing different type of negative behavior students live the intimidators, noisy, procrastinator type students. Minimizing student attrition by identifying the students who may feel alienated, technically challenged, and/or lost. 

In this module I learned how to engage adult student learners online and in person (asynchronus/synchronus). I can make my presence project by initiating and leading discussion boards. I can also post my picture alongside my discussion post and announcement. I learned that the golden standard for projecting my presence is posting a short video message accompanied by the script text in the video. A caution, never feel the need to respond to every post or comment made after the initial response. Never feel the need to remark on every comment made by students in the classroom in person. 

I learned the importance of getting input from multiple stakeholders to guide changes/updates that improve my courses.

I learned the importance of identifying the different types of assessments that exist and providing meaningful feedback.