What is the most appropriate way to engage learners that are used to the classroom setup and then suddenly, the class they are taking is a mix of on-line and classroom based

I find that class members are so busy that they don't take much time to really get to know each other. What suggestions do you have for causing that to happen as an integral part of each course?

I am just testing this part of the system. I hope everyone enjoys the class. 

Course Introductions are great! However, what do you think about calling each student directly and welcoming them to the course?

Students learn significantly from case studies or problem solving. It is a useful tool

I have tried many time contacting students who ceased to particiapte in an online course in the middle of the session. The simply ignore and do not respond to my email sent via the online course email plateform. What can be done at teh campus level to make sure to contact those online students and motivate them to continue.

I cannot say how many times, I get an email from a student telling me thank you for beign specific. Sometimes we get busy and our feedback becomes a generic text back to the student. This just causes the student to lose interest in the online communication. It is hard enough to keep their attention. How has your feedback promote sucess?

I really liked the idea of asking students for specific feedback:

What is one thing that you would like for the instructor to STOP doing? 

What is one thing that you would like for the instructor to START doing?

What is one thing that you would like for the instructor to CONTINUE doing?

It may seem obvious that we want student feedback, but directly asking for it within the course is something I have never done.  I might think that I have the best teaching techniques in the world, but if it's not working for my students, then I need to re-evaluate and make a change. 

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I hope that everyone gets as much as I got from this course. I will definitely implement the learnings from this course in my coureses.

Success is dependent on ensuring that all systems are ready to go.  Faculty support and technological support are two key components that students will need in order to be successful in an online environment.

Holding an MBC membership for students can provide opportunities by allowing students with a hands on approach to medical billing and coding. Unfortunately many students do not have funding for these memberships. Does anyone know of FREE memberships in which a student can participate, for example, in monthly meetings? 

How do you setup an area on your CMS for General Questions from students? Do you Chat, Discussions, email or some other method?

Going from the corporate working world into the online world has been a mind shift -

I find it quite refreshing that the online world allows students unlimited flexible time to learn & share with their fellow students/co-workers.

And I find that 'guiding & providing the unspoken questions' as an instructor quite fulfilling as I see that my students are gaining more critical thinking skills than in a traditional regimented exact-structure environment.

In fact, now that I have worked with individuals from both the online and traditional educational experiences, I find the 'online' students to be much more fluid flexible and 'out-of-the-box' thinkers.  Their critical thinking skills are more developed due to the 'free thinking & communication' that was promoted in the online classroom.

Have you found that your employees or students from the online environment to be more creative, have more initiative, and better critical thinking skills?

Interesting that a preference for e-learning is considered critical for success.  In my own context, I am looking at blended learning rather than purely online, so all students enrolled in the course would be expected to engage successfully. 

When a course begins, do you use an icebreaker activity to get to know your students?

There are times when I cannot get a response from a certain student. Is there a best way to handle this?

I have been a Mathematics Instructor, in Higher Education, for almost 20 years... Most of my career has involved teaching online courses, "hybrid" and "full". In my experience, I have identified two big hurdles that students must overcome, in order to successfully complete

an online math course:

• Math Anxiety (online AND in-class) - has many faces (testing difficulties, failure to even begin assignments, etc.
• Lack of Self-Discipline - students seem to ignore deadlines, lack of communication, "entitlement syndrome", dropping out early on, etc.

What are some safeguards/techniques/interventions that you guys use to intervene with students who show signs of these common issues?

Hello all of you!

How do we further engage students that are obsessed with their phones and technology but fail to check their email and educational online profiles?

I am in an online only graduate degree.  I do not find resolving conflicts any more or less challening than real life. I am surpised by this statement in the cours.e

~Lisa