In my Marketing Class, we have a beginning of the semester activity where we develop a Class Code of Conduct - we brainstorm in small groups then bring all ideas together for the class to then develop...

Creating a safe community for learning demands that civility in communication between I2S, S2I, and S2S is expected and directed.  Clear expectations, rules, and consequenses must be outlined...

In the Preparing Students to Become Good Online Learners course, module four, Successful Online Learning Techniques, I learned how critical planning and goal setting can be. People must identify...

In addition to providing a rubric for online communication within our community, I think I will have to actually teach this skill, using one of our earliest units, and building a model discussion...

Before I can ever start with content I will have to teach my students how to be successful online.  How to communicate properly with me and each other, how to adequately respond to discussion...

A lot of students know how to text very well.  But they often forget when they send emails or type essays that they should not use text.  Therefore, it is important to take a few minutes to...

My own children have had assignments with a due time of midnight on a certain day.  I have set some deadlines similarly, thinking I was giving students more time to complete and turn in...

Rubrics help both teacher and student know what expectations are and fairly assess whether or not those expectations have been met.   

I learned that a key to success is letting students know how often you expect them to check email, post responses, etc.  When we very abruptly transitioned to an online format thanks to...