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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Rubric Role

Daniel, It's just great to remember that rubrics help the students and the instructor as well. The student can more easily understand the expectations and the instructor can use the rubric to more consistently evaluate the students' work. Nice job.

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Generational Roles

Daniel, In any learning environment, the more you understand your students and the more they understand what is expected of them, the better the learning process. Keep up the good work.

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Pattern of Communication

Daniel, The instructor does set the tone. The more communication, the better. You are the role model for sue. Thank you for your input.

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Technology Communication Tools

Daniel, I agree. It is always good to do some type of diagnostic assessment with students to see what they know and where they are coming from. That way you know what they know about using technology and the content as well. That helps you determine how quickly you can cover the material, etc. Nice job.

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Technology Communication Tools

Ellie, It's a great thing to think about where the students are "coming from" and what access they have to the tools you use. You are right on when you talk about time management as well. The longer you teach online the more time management skills you learn. Thanks again.

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Pattern of Communication

Michael, You are right that the communication pattern in a synchronous vs. asynchronous can be very different. Thanks for pointing that out. I like the words you use like consistent, communication, clear, etc. Important "C" words. Nice job.

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Variations of Evaluations

Ginny, Oh, I like the letter part to the future students. That's cool. I use Stop, Start, and Continue about twice a semester. What do you want me to stop doing, start doing, and continue to do? I always get good feedback as I do it anonymously. Good ideas. Keep them flowing. Dr. Tena B. Crews

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Teaching Online Course

oel, Good info. Thanks. Keeping students engages and making them feel a part of the course with interaction with others and the instructor is essential. Feedback should be meaningful and consistent. I tell my students "immediate" to me means 24 hours. If you answer students questions at midnight, they'll expect it every time. I put a statement in my syllabus that I do not consistently check email on Saturday and Sunday, but if they post a question on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Discussion Board (I tell them not to email me, but post their question on the discussion board… >>>

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Teaching Online Course

Joel, Communication, communication and did I say communiation? It's WAY important. I tell online instructors all the time - "If you want to get the worst teaching evaluations you have ever received. . .don't communicate." ;-] Research shows that it takes about 15 hours to put 1 hour of online instruction online, as you have to develop the material, make sure it's accessble to students, provide feedback, answer questions, etc. However, if you teach the course over and over again, that number drastically dimenishes. Keep it up!

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Authoring Online Course

Joel, Definitely! Knowing the learnig outcomes and making sure students understand them as well is essential. Providing a course in which students can see what they are learning applies to the whole curriculum and other courses is important as well. Thanks for your input.

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