I like using real life scenarios in order to promote clinical thinking in scanning lab.

I, personally, do not like group projects as I feel there is always 1 student that does not put forth as much effort.  I do like rubrics as it makes grading easier and more fair.

It's tough to ensure students are actually grasping the concept.

How asynchronous learning seems to be the norm now and how to navigate this platform

It is important to revise courses that you are teaching.  This will ensure they are current and best for student learning.

Feedback needs to be given quickly to show online support.  It is a great way to give students guidance and control if they miss the mark to correct quickly.

Templates are great and communication is so important in online classes.

Asynchronous discussions can be used to go over important subject matters within a course to a larger group of students, and synchronous discussions can used to one student or a small group of students who feel they need a bit more help on the subject matter to help aid in their understanding. 

An instructor's presence in the online learning environment is valuable to the students and makes them feel there is a resource available to them that can assist them through their course. A short biography can help students learn about their instructor, and in turn, instructors should take the time to learn about each of their students by having then post a bio in their first assignment. Creating a place within the CMS for synchronous and asynchronous conversations can help students interact with others in the same learning environment and gives the instructors the ability to help more students at one… >>>

I have learned that although instructors may provide the information in different ways, they need to understand the content they are delivering so that the students are all receiving the same information for the material that is being covered in the course. Instructors need to know how the CRM works and take the orientation course, so they better understand the student's questions when they first start the course. Instructors need to understand the frustrations of their students that are not as computer literate that are now in an online class and provide them both learning and technical support together. Instructors… >>>