Online enrollment is growing at a rapid rate, as is the technology that supports online instruction. Instructors need to have strategies that will help them to engage online learners as well as provide them instructional support when needed. This group is for online educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
I learned a lot that I will be able to apply in the classroom. This was an excellent course.
I learned that active learning encourages students to participate, think critically, and take responsability for their own learning
Developing course strategies. Communicating with students and how to deal with undesirable behavior. Minimizing student attrition. I will have to learn and build on these skills quick in order to be an effective online instructor.
I learned the challenges we face as educators, when dealing with asynchronous and synchronous learning. How to foster participation and developing forums.
I am new faculty and just thinking back from my past experience as a student completing online degrees; It is challenging; however, I do believe is very do-able to engage learners - influence, persuade, inspired and energize students.
I think one of the things I will have to go look up is the Institutional Policies on how to handle disruptors/ Intimidators or Procrastinators so that the course does not deviate from the learning objectives.
I learned the challenges of Synchronous and Asynchronous discussions - I think its important to know which one is best for the students based on number of participants and geographical area. There are so many details for instructors to keep in mind in order to be effective and efficient in delivering materials.
Connection is one of the most rewarding experience and a basic human need. By having the Biography of students as as well as the instructors it helps to see each other in a full context and not merely on superficial traits.
AS I go through this online training, I recognize many of the challenges students may face. I have experience getting locked out from quizzes, how some training requires 100% while others only required 70% with multiple attempts. It is imperative to have the technical and personal support to alleviate frustration and avoid discouraging students.
When you give you students problem-based learning objectives it can correlate them to real world problems in their careers.
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