Tena Crews

About me

Stealth Consulting, LLC

Consultants: Tena B. Crews & Kelly Wilkinson

Our mission is to train business personnel and educators in the areas of:

1) providing content, whether for educational or informational purposes, in a blended or pure online environment;
2) assessment in online/e-learning;
3) additional areas as deemed necessary.

Interests

online learning, design and assessment

Activity

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Technology Communication Tools

Cathleen, Right on! Appropriate communication and technology that enhances the communication are key. It's necessary to evaluate the technology tool that you're using to make sure it's what you need. So many times people use technology just because it's there, but it may not be the right tool. Thanks for your iput.

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Technology Communication Tools

Dalene & Nicole, Thanks for reading each other's posts and carrying the conversation further. I also try to have an area online called "Troubleshooting Guide." It's just tips I've put together over the semesters of things that I know students may have technology issues with. Then, if students have issues they can look there first before contacting me. Thanks again.

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Technology Communication Tools

Dalene, Thanks for continuing the conversation. Any time you can put a face with a name in an online course, it's great. Keeping the communication going with students and between students is essential. This helps establish that relationship and sense of community. Nice job.

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Authoring Online Course

Antonio, Knowing your audience is important in all situations - good point. And, you are right. There are many different learning levels and learning styles. I typically do a pre-test in my class to see what the students know/don't know and that helps me understand what content I can cover quickly or what material I may have to provide supplemental informatiion for. Thanks for your input.

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Rubric Role

Diane, You are right on track! The important thing for everyone to understand is that a rubric benefits both the students and the instructor. When we all benefit, it's a win win situation. Thanks for your input.

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Developing Meaningful Feedback

Stephen, Thanks for adding to the conversation. It is great to see commonalities in the postings no matter how old they maay be. Thanks again.

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Developing Meaningful Feedback

Stephen, Thank you for your indepth response. You are right on target. Ensuring students understand the learning outcomes and expectations is the first step. Providing feedback that is consistent, objective driven and provided to help the students improve is essential. Thanks for continuing the conversation in this forum.

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Variations of Evaluations

Diane, You are right. Students provide so much helpful email in formative and summative evaluations of your course. Take the information and make your course better. It's a never ending process, but a process well worth the effort. Thanks!

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Generational Roles

Tyra & Jennifer, Thanks for continuing the conversation. Not all students in a particular generation are exactly the same, but understanding personality traits in general is good. Thanks again.

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Rubric Role

Richard, The main thing to remember is that rubrics help everyone. The students more clearly understand the expectations and the instructor grades more consistently. Nice job.

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