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Teaching online entails:
1.Writing your syllabus.
2.Creating inclusive and equitable online learning environment.
3. Engaging students with discussions and questions/answer portion.
4. Promote student well being.
5. Facilitating effective online meetings
6. Be always prepared.
Learning how to be a well rounded online instructor will make the students ability to complete a course more effectively.
It is so important to be aware of students' outside influences and pressures. We never know how someone is responding to life outside the classroom. It can affect how a student responds to classwork.
Active learning is very instrumental in the student's learning experience and the instructor is the facilitator of that process
There was good information on identifying the various behaviors but it would be great to identify briefly how to address disruptive behavior in the course instead just referring to policy.
I have learned a great deal in how to engage the various learners styles via Synchronous versus Asnychronous
How do you all engage students who struggle with time management and procrastination? I know I have lots of students who end up completing their assignments an hour or less before they are due and I can tell the work is rushed. Any tips on helping students understand that procrastination, especially online is a poor habit?
Students must feel connected to the instructor in the online learning environment so that they feel connected and a part of the group.
It is important for faculty to get to know each student by observing, taking notes, and really learning each student.
Students in the online environment can participate in active learning as they apply their knowledge to real-life experiences.
As a faculty member, I am to be fully engaged in the curriculum and facilitating the course, and students can very much achieve active learning with an online learning platform.
What is the best way to motivate the students to attend an online course where their attendance is not required.
What are some best practices for facilitating a course where you have low engagement?
Sometimes it is a challenge to engage students in classroom discussion.
One of the challenges I face with on-line learning is how to handle personal, disruptive communication, as well as negativity in discussion forums. How do you as an instructor address this issue?