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Never realized that fidgeting is such a distraction.
I used to play with a rubber mango while lecturing...
Never again.
Clearly I'm guilty of indexing my multiple choice questions with small letter. CAPITALS from now on!
Content and process, the two blades of a pari of scissors. Brilliant analogy.
Redirecting a question by asking one student to answer another student's question is a great tool for generating a conversation in the classroom and maintaining a high level of engagement.
Doing an assessment of the students' learning styles in the first day of class seems like a great idea.
Integrating audi-visuals in a Math course is quite a challnage given the nature of the contet. Nevertheless, it is worth a shot!
Best insight: create quizzes with an unlimited number of retakes to serve as ego-busters!
Although synchronous chat is a great substitute for live class interraction, as a teacher, while managining multiple streams, it is very hard to stay on top of the student chat-exchanges.
Clearly navigational simplicity via a friendly-user interface is a key component of quality online teaching.
Clearly procrastrination is much easier in an online environment than on campus. Developing an appropriate accountability system, through strictly enforced deadlines and penalties for late work, must be incorporated in any teaching strategy.
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