As an online intructor, it is important to set goals for the course. This will of course look different for various age groups within the school. Setting the goals of the course will allow for different instructional strategies to be implemented within those goals as far as the course components, how to award participation points, assesment measures and schemes for grading.
I must know the format and system I am using to effectively instruct students and help them navigate the online infrastructure while learning the material.
Ensuring success is a byproduct of knowing all aspects of the system being used and that students understand what is expected and when
As an instructor it's important to review know how to navigate through the online system from start to finish. i.e. Checking students profine; review attendance, post assignments with or without deadlines; access grades; give feedback.
The sequencing of modules needs to follow the most logical progression of content delivery, to ensure that the students are able to aquire the necessary knowledge in the most effective manner possible. As Match knowledge is primarily an incremental process (what you learned yesterday applies tomorrow) the structure of a course becomes paramount.
Truly knowing the power of your CMS is important to the success of e-teaching and learning. This course has cleared up several start-up factors for me.
I enjoyed this module because it FORMALLY addressed many small particulars that have come up in our planning discussions for going virtual. The team on which I serve is diverse and full of helpful information, but this module formalized the information that needs to be shared and provided a roadmap for sharing.
Keep it fresh and inspiring while maintaining balance.
I can't say I learned anything new, but the reinfocing thoughts were also very worthwhile. Most noticeably, teachers and students need to be trained, students do better when they feel supported, teachers are more successful when they are proactive and engaged.
It's important to understand the CMS to be a successful online instructor. Keep things simple and organized so that students can easily locate material. Also know how to address technical issues that may occur.
I thought it was a great idea to have a student orientation. I think I will inplement that as a part of my students online learning. It would be helpful if they had one video that showed them how to navvigate through the class apps and external resources we will be using.
Students are able to do well in an online platform when lessons are structured in a meaningful way and teachers are there to support the students throughout the learning process.
Technical issues were a big problem for quite a few of my students. I see it identified as a source of frustration, but I am hoping that I will be able to gain more strategies to help students help themselves when that occurs. I think it is important since their being able to successfully navigate can be tied to that.
Basically just common sense stuff. Knowing all aspects of what you are doing will make E-Learning successful for yourself and your students.
I appreciated having a full understanding of what my role is as an online instructor. Being thrust into online teaching/learning during the fourth quarter was difficult on everyone. My school district has reevaluated what worked and did not and, thankfully, we will be using a differerent CMS this year.
While instructors may have different teaching methods, it is highly important that you all share the same goals in place for all students.
It will be important to know how to operate the LMS, to be a successful on-line instructor.
Ensure communication with all students. Grade in a timely manner. Offer hours outside of the course
for students struggling with content or work load.
Definitely, students need to feel supported technilogically and personally by instructors. I also need technilogical support back up as I am challenged in some ways technilogically for helping students when system not set up to meet students requirements.
