As I teach in Career Development, the students need both physical and mental organization to be successful in completing tasks. To be successful as an online student, the student needs to have the physcial organization of having the proper tools, such as computer with sufficient resources and software applications. If the computer does not have the updated operating systems or sufficient hard drive/memory to support this type of learning environmeny, he/she will quickly become frustrated. As important, the student needs to have the mental organization by having the correct skill set and experience in using a computer. I teach Intro… >>>

This is my first time teaching on line, but this is a basic coding class and I have been a Certified coder for the past 14 years. Not only am I going over things I have not thought about in a long time but I can also share coding experience and tips to my students. I have a great passion for coding and so enjoy sharing my experience with new and old coders. There are so many rules and regulations in coding if you don't use it daily you forget the information. It seems everyday they are coming out with… >>>

I Certainly agree with some aspects of this module but find myself disagreeing with others. First and foremost, it has been my experience that instructors can project a presence by continually and consistently maintaining communication with students. This includes personalized emails, group announcements, participation in discussion boards and responding to emails promptly. There was one quiz question which suggested that projecting video clips was an effective online instructional technique. I can see where this has certain merits, such as using multimedia, but I have never understood or believed how using videos can be superior to high-quality instruction directly from the… >>>

In my experience, combining a variety of methods within the classroom allows for all students to be accommodated. In an online setting, posting lecture notes as well as a video lecture provides multiple modals for students to access key content information regardless of their learning style. Asynchronous discussions allow all students to participate, while synchronous "office hours" enable students to ask questions directly to a person as if they were in a traditional classroom. Some colleges are incorporating online elements to the traditional classroom. For instance, students attend a traditional ground lecture but then participate in discussion forums over the… >>>

Regarding the 2nd module on the sections of "Using Effective Communication," and the section "Scaffolding Student Learning" -- one of the areas I've had students continue to share appreciation for is giving meaningful feedback in grading comments for each assignment. I start the grading comments with a positive reflection to each student on her/his assignment for the weekly forum discussion and weekly paper, then follow up with suggestions for improvement. This helps promote the S2I and I2S communication and invites students to email me with problems or concerns and ways I can be of more help in their learning. It… >>>