Tammy Alander

I learned best ways to communicate with all types of learners and resolve conflicts in an online environment.

I learned the advantages and disadvantages of both synchronous and asynchronous teaching and ways to improve student engagement. 

It's important to connect with students and build a good rapport at the beginning of the course. 

The suggestions for different strategies to present the course were helpful. 

The information on tentative stems and check out as well as the ARCS model was good information that I can easily incorporate. 

When the instructor has a welcoming Social Presence, students are more engaged in the course. 

I've learned that I must continue learning so that I can better support students and adapt as learners' needs change. 

Faculty and students need to have a mutual supportive and open communication in order to create a positive learning environment. 

Critical thinking is improved through active learning. I will incorporate more problem based learning scenarios so that students have the opportunity to look at something from multiple angles.

Setting up lessons that use active learning can take more of the instructor's time  initially but students are more engaged.