Michael Tillman

Learning from mistakes helps learning by providing critical thinking skills for problem solving. Grading Rubrics help outline Criteria for improvement and place a point value on levels of achievement. Planning of Rubics careful not to make it just a checklist. Thomas Edison "Good Fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with Planning. Rubrics should be understandable, feasible, fair, and unbiased; layout needs to have point value, criteria, and student improvement. 

Grading Rubics can be Generic (Holistic) or Task Specific (Analytical) or a Combination of both which is probably the best measurement of Student strengths and weaknesses. A good Rubics will help students evaluate their progress and also give insight to where strengths and weaknesses can be used to improve. Big takeaway is through Instructor monitoring Rubrics results can find their own strengths and weaknesses in Instructing; this allows for needed adjustments to improve the quality of learning.

Instructors Communication with students is established by promoting community value and can be measured by Outcomes/Objective analysis using Rubics to measure content comprehension, Critical Thinking, recognition of significance, degree postings help engage discussion, quality of writing, and connected to real-life experiences. When Classroom communication moves to Student Collaboration to meet common goals at an academic level and personal level this is a good sign of establishing community and students learn at a higher level and will be remembered.

Generational Identity make up the Learning Community and regardless of where you come from, we are all trying to achieve Online Learning success that help to develop our future. Instructors need to set expectations from the start usually syllabus, model the objectives, and reinforcement of course elements help achieve the learning goal. Knowing what it takes needs open-mindedness, communication (Written and Verbal), self-motivation, self-discipline, time management, computer competency, critical thinking, and capacity for Teamwork.

Highlights in managing Online Classroom Communication is to Set the Standard, Model Appropriate Communication, and Demonstrate Leadership. Enforcement is accomplished through consistency set through communication code of conduct and setting expectations. One of the biggest takeaways in Address the idea - not the person. Another takeaway is the three types of communication management are content -related, process related, and feedback.  

Online Language is here using AI more and more, hard to keep up with all the differences so make sure your technology is appropriate for your students and Instructor to implement effective learning. Scheduling available times and communication tool are required to be effective in Online Learning. Formative discussion learning during the course questions should be asked to make sure the group is staying up with the information. Summative analysis at the end of the course will help develop the best methods and use of Communication technology in the classroom.

Online assessment requires the proper format to be presented to the student, the instructor needs to know the function of the type of assessment to ensure the student objectives are reached. Feedback from Students can help Instructors adjust to the students needs in relationship to the formats presented Online.

Student Learning styles are different for each student and the level of degree of the styles also varies. Online learning is combination of Synchronous and Asynchronous learning and using both is the hybrid approached to modern learning. CMS Online Learning focuses on fostering participation in both Synchronous and Asynchronous learning, knowing how to drive interaction through the media content will determine the level of learning, the higher the interaction the more learning.

Traditional and Online Learning is similar, Instructors are required to influence, persuade, inspire, and energize their students. Posting a Brief Biography helps establish authority and Students are also encouraged to share their Biography. Key components to the Biography are Academic Background, Employment History, Reason for participating in a course, expectations, and interest and hobbies. Instructors need to keep a presence from a distance, authority from a distance, and establish a relationship with each learner.

CMS Systems and Student Level of Interaction are directly related to Quality of Media. This can be synchronous or Asynchronous and require interaction between Instructor and Students. Knowing the structure of the CMS Online Environment increases quality of the media as the interaction occurs the more often the better for both Instructor and Student which increases learning.