I learned and am more familiar with online course delivery and teaching online learners.
Having an understanding of the online platform is essential to success with online learning. It is important to have an orientation to help students with navigating through the CMS. It is important that as an educator I find ways to interact with the students.
I found it helpful to see an outline of unit, modules, and lessons. By organizing the information in a clear manner we can help the students stay organized and have less confusion. Sometimes with online learning I feel not as important as teaching in the classroom, but this was a good reminder that my duty is to be there for the students and encourage them even when we are not face-to-face.
It is important to learn the course management system in order to be an effective online instructor and to help your students navigate the system.
It looks like proper preparation is a big key to having success in this environment.
I have learned that having a common goal, but utilizing different methods to achieve that goal as e-learning instructors is key.
The important issues for an effective online learnign environment include effective instructor and technical support, course management structure. The course must be presented in a way that keeps students fully engaged and allows for them to be active participants in the learning process.
I have learned that the course management system needs to be user friendly. Both the teacher and the students need to know the components and how to use them. Support needs to be available for all parties. Assigments need to be clear and concise.
Online teaching should be handled in a simple, user friendly format, with adequate support and employing different methods of teaching /learning.
I learned that quality online instruction includes more than the instructor's knowledge of the course material. There are many other considerations to include in preparing, delivering and maintaining coursework and communication with students.
I need to get a better grasp on the online learning platform of the college I teach at.
Online delivery requires flexibility and preparation. There is no one size fits all approach but it does require a teacher being fully prepared so that they can address student issues/concerns as the course proceeds. An unorganized course will make it more difficult to engage students and harder for the teacher to manage the course.
I think online learning is exciting and very relevant now amidst the lockdown order.
When delivering content to an online audience in an e-learning way, you have to think very carefully about the delivery of the content and you have to make sure that the information you are putting out to your students is very clear and easy to understand. Make sure your navigation is easily understood and it's the same throughout the course. I believe a lot of headaches can be solved in the early stages of your Course Management System orientation with your students. Spend a great deal of time planning and making sure your delivery is on point so you and your students can spend more time on the content and curriculum than trying to troubleshoot issues.
Learning in an online platform is more challenging for instructors particularly for those beginners because it requires the ability to keep students engage in their studies in a virtual environment. I learned that providing student-centric education can be done in different approach or strategies with common end goal that is provision of essential learning concepts and skills to students in constructive feedback in a timely manner.
As an instructor, I must be very familiar and comfortable with the CMS I am using. I need to know all of the nuts and bolts of the platform. Just as if I were teaching a traditional class, I need to know the logistics of how things are done, such as the calendar, attendence, grade book, etc. The students also need assurance that thier teacher will be there to suppot them every step of the way. They also need to know that they can get technical help when they need it.
Tammera Malone
My success, as well as the students' success, depends on how well I know and deliver its content. Setting boundaries/limitations in the beginning so that everyone knows what is expected of them seems to be a fairly good starting point. Communication is a two-way street, we as online instructors have to be open-minded to every discussion and know when to stop the discussion if it is going astray.
I would say that in e-lerning course delivery format keys of success are
-course structure and development with easy approach/navigation to anyone who just join in to the class
-communication with every student in the class.
But those keys are important not only in the disatnce education format, they are important keys of success in any class delivery format, regardless, if it's distance or residential!
I learned that factors such as, malfunction of the computer system, dysfunction of the CMS and level of expertise in computer technology and software are all factors that can cause a student to become frustrated. It is important for me as an educator to know how to support them by knowing how the system works on their end and mine as well as, to be able to offer them technical support in a timely manner if needed.
In an e - learning environment, students will be able to view their assignments and grades. This will also allow instructors to support the students in any aspect of their works.
