CLAUDIA PEROZZI

Discussions should be monitored by the teacher to make sure that communicatiion has a professional tone, and to ensure the direction of the content is on topic and focused. Not only must the intstructor analyze the communication between student and student but needs to analyze their own communication, making sure that it is effective and professional.  The instructor must not be overbearing and share too much too often. They should be faciliators of communication and the sharing of ideas and opinions. Students will begin to communicate effectively as they become involved in collaborate projects, thus, promoting a strong learning environment. … >>>

Understanding generational differences can help differentiate instruction to meet their needs and use their strengths the students bring with them.  it is important to reach, through effective communication, all of the students and to build an online community.

• teachers should communicate everything up front which includes the code of communication conduct, consequences, what is expected from the students when answering questions from the discussion board, making sure they know with ample time the due dates of projects and assignments

I learned a new word-- netiquette. I learned that in an email one should not use text messaging acronyms and that one should use a greeting and a closing when emailing. replying to a post should enhance and / or move forward the conversation and it was re-iterated that upfront detailed information given to the students in an… >>>

• learned about tech communication tools for one on one, small group and large group situations
• learned to match the tech tool to the appropriate function to make sure tht the message is conveyed effectively
• make sure that the tool used does not hinder but enhance communication
• may need to review all of the pros and cons of the differnt tech communication tools to see which one is approrpriate for your audience or student group
• learned about the different tools that exist for differnet ways to commuicate through technology
• assessing student comprehension during and at the end of the course or
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