I have learned that I need to find my learners where they are and create learning activities that will engage all, not just some of my learners. Some can learn from just written materials, but I need to create different opportunities for different types of learners to be successful.

The need to engage students in different mediums so that you can help the learner where they are in their educational journey. Not everyone can learn at the same pace or using the same materials, so we need to create different opportunities for different types of learners.

Microblogging is a great way to engage students by encouraging active learning, boosts communication skills and supports collaboration.

Social media is an phenomenon tool to use because social networking has a significant impact.

Without clear boundaries and set expecttions from the instructor how can a student get started in and online classroom? Therefore, the rules and guidelines must be presented in the beginning of the course. Student must be highly engaged and willing to provide quality participation. It is the only vehicle they can utilize to succeed. Others students (shy personality types) will see that extrovert students whom participate form a sense of cohesive unity in the online classroom and therefore the inverts can "risk" participation as well. In the beginning the introductions are an essential part of the classroom and the instructor… >>>

Instructor have a big job to do when it comes to online learning. As I've mentioned before the "crutch" for not having visible sight of an instructor can be an impediment for visual learners and therefore it is crucial that the instructor to student (I2S) and student to instructor (S2I) and student to student (S2S) are more than willing to cooperate in the same paltfrom with a transperancy which is conductive to positive feedback from each other. Students both must have an open mind whereby their skills for communicating thought into written form as well as verbal (microphone statements) can… >>>

There's many factors that can make effective communication for student to Instructor (S2I) and student to student (S2S). Boundaries (rules) must be established in the initial steps of classroom instruction. Setting the guidelines for civility within the online community allows us to become transparent and enhances the productivity for students to grow and impact their grades positively. The students must understand that the classroom does not tolerate non-sense and can have a negative impact in the individuals grade and or course drop altogether. 

Everything from synchronous to asynchronous communication are tools to help you have access to your students. Now, some of these tools are more effective channels of communication than others. In addition, to several social platforms which can be used to communicate with your students they're aware of these social media outlets like facebook, instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter now renamed X. Now these are static and the urgency to get in contact with your student is not an active (live) form of communication.

 Using a telephone call is just as good to emphasize some deadlines your student may need to keep… >>>

Online communication with students has to be positive and very thorough. Knowing that these students don't meet in person, it's important to do follow-ups with them to ensure a better learning experience.

The role of technology is trending upwards, it's always going to be changing. I actually like the changes but I know some don't. It's actually made my charting quicker and also if medical terminology is built in, it helps with autocorrect. It's important to always engage in it when something new is being introduced so that with continued use it gets better.