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I found the information explained on how to communicate with students who procrastinate to be especially helpful. By reminding them of their original goals, and advising that procrastinating is not only prolonging their goals, but is also creating added stress, and the probability of poorer work which leads to a poorer grade, they may be enticed to better manage their time.

Coleen Poitinger

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Begin course with instruction video

After teaching online for several years, I have recently found that creating a welcome video for students that includes course expectations, showing course navigation such as where and how to access the e-book, how to upload assignments, etc., I have had better outcomes with student engagement, and grades.

Depending on the course, it is also helpful to create additional videos to walk through assignment guidelines, for example, if they have a writing assignment that is broken into chunks throughout the term.

Coleen Poitinger

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Meeting student needs!!

Agreed! While it does take more of our time to reach out by phone, it really does make a big difference when we build this type of foundation with our students. I like to advise my students during my initial call to contact me via text for the quickest response as opposed to waiting for me to reply to an email. Many really appreciate this, and when they know they have this type of support they also seem to remain more engaged throughout the course.

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Engaging Online Learners Who Lack Motivation

Hi Michael, one thing I found to be helpful is to call them the 1st day of the course, and find out what motivated them to become an online student. This information can then be used throughout your course as a reminder of why they are here.

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Engaging online learners

Time management seems to be something online some students struggle with. I really liked the idea of helping students change the way they view time in order to be successful in the online environment. It was noted they should organize time just like they organize space. The analogy given of how they arrange their closet was a great way to conceptualize this.