Heather LeBlanc

The importance of collecting information and feedback from all of your stakeholders to improve the online course.

Giving meaningful feedback closely linked to the assignment. Individualized feedback.

Use of an interactive syllabus rather than just an uploaded document. The importance of Creating a safe online community for the students.

Great info on creating and starting online courses. Nice tips so far, such as chunking and scaffolding along with not overusing videos.

The importance of a good analysis. How to effectively design an online course. Use of different media forms. Variety. Evaluating in different ways, outside of traditional quizzing, such as group activities and discussions. Not all reading text!

How structure of a class changes with asynchronous learning. Liked how there were examples for learners to read to help give them ideas.

The young adults taking courses now seem to prefer asynchronous courses—do at their own pace around their work or family schedule. I found hybrid works better for heavier topics, where an instructor can explain difficult concepts. Finding a way to have that benefit incorporated into asynchronous learning would be valuable.

Using activities and various content delivery types to engage the learner and increase their involvement.

US civil rights act mentioned. Content would be better to be Canadian reference instead. And obviously, this section was written prior to the last presidency.

however, getting to know the students, understanding more about their cultures and traditions, is very valuable in making that connection to the students and building a relationship of trust and mutual respect.

Curious about alternative assessment strategies with ELL students being used in college programs yet when national board exams are written, no such accommodation occurs.