Lourdes Vazquez

The instructor will share some suggestions to the students about efficient communication in online courses. The instructor should: personalize the environment, encourage introductions, provide timely feedback, model correct grammar, spelling, appropriate writing style, be visible online, establish clear guidelines for participation.

To maintain effective communication, it is necessary to define the means of communication and the tools available and above all the agreement between the students and the teacher. Establish clear guidelines.

It is interesting to measure the participation of the students, how frequent is the communication in the different means that have been agreed for communication: emails, wiki, blogs, forum. Observe that active communication between: I2S, S2I, S2S.

To maintain effective communication, it is necessary to define the means of communication and the tools available and above all the agreement between the students and the teacher. Establish clear guidelines.

The rubric follows the development guidelines, establishes the difference between the levels of work. In addition, it will be reliable and valid rubrics will enhance the learning environment.

Establish the type and purpose of the rubric, integrating the student outcomes. Consider the homework, project, and what you want to evaluate and the rubric will be clear, reliable, valid, and fair.

Are very important for score the department and course outcome for effective instructions. In addition to scoring and get feedback from the students. If very important to define the correct set of criteria.