Jim DeLapine

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I find that the more avenues of resources that you make available to students, the more excited they become. The simple variety of web resources that include library resources and video demos are endless and having those links available to students is essentially what they seem to need. This is my personal experience in the Visual Communications area.

Jim DeLapine

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Benefits of Evaluations

I look forward to my evaluations. I always do the very best I can - but reading the evaluations keeps my ego in check and I then can address where I can improve. Jim DeLapine

Jim DeLapine

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Feedback and Rubrics

My method of feedback always refers back on the rubric. I have an Instructor Comments area that is designed to support and clarify the assignment. In that area I always include the rubric. This is a way of avoiding a challenge by a student and also to make clear what needs to be accomplished.

Jim DeLapine

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Visual Learning

I have been teaching at ground campuses on a college level for 14 years in the Visual Communications area. I've been teaching online for the last 2 years and knowing that students in Visual Communications tend to learn more when they they can "see" what they need to do. I've needed to be somewhat creative in developing methods of delivering the information to them visually so I've created Animations for my Announcements and have also created a You Tube Channel that shows step by step videos on how to achieve what the assignments state that they need to do to… >>>

Jim DeLapine

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High Quality Online Instructors

Hi William, I've never been an online student so I could not address that. I'm not sure if it would make for a higher quality online instructor, but it certainly could only help. Jim DeLapine

Jim DeLapine

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Discussion Board Participation

I do also Jade. I email them and if I get no response I call them. This has had some very positive results. Jim DeLapine

Jim DeLapine

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High Quality Online Instructors

As an instructor in the Visual Communications program, trying new things is certainly part of the growing process. Being a good communicator is seems absolutely mandatory. Jim DeLapine

Jim DeLapine

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Taking Critiques Personal

Thanks for your feedback. I agree 100% with you, express exactly that, and hope that they understand the difference between a critiques and criticism. Jim DeLapine

Jim DeLapine

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High Quality Online Instructors

Aside from being an organized individual, what characteristics do you think determine an effective Online Instructor?

Jim DeLapine

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Discussion Board Participation

Any thoughts on how to get the social loafers to participate more in the Discussion Boards?