I have to spend more time looking at the various components of my courses. I also have to devote time to asking questions immediately when I find areas new or confusing to me. I realize now how many more resources I can offer my students if I take those simple steps.
I am curious to find out if the Dragon program be used. Ibelieve it will streamline rersponse,guiding questions,and more detailed explainations to topic in hand with less gaps inbetween. Are ther other program systems that are voice activated?
Instructors must be familiar not only with the content of the course but with their individual course managment system. They need to be proficient in not just electronic content delivery, but in ways to monitor students progress throughout the course. I've taken online course previously and understand from the student's perspective, but I am recognizing being an online instructor requires an entirely new set of skills!
My plan is to apply as much as possible all these listed techniques and stratetigies to reach a comfortable level with the e-learning environment
Organization of content is very important. Also, knowing how to help students navigate the system ikey to retention.
There is a large number of expectives in the e-learning envirtonment. The role and responsibilities of instructors are the same as the traditional teaching environment, but the interacting platform is very different. Instructors must be familiar with the the use of technology to delivery a high quality class.
The structure of the online class is in the CMS, however the class can still be molded through the instructor prefrences. Communication is key and you can still drive home the information to the student.
I have acquired baseline knowledge to help me present/facilitate online education. Many considerations regarding the ability to manipulate the course regarding issues such as required quiz permissions for availablitity, acessibility to course components related to student success, and the management of inappropriate forum discussion on the cms platform have been triggered in my mind so I may address these issues in structuring my online course.
I agree on becoming familiar with CMS and how this will benefit all my students as well as myself.
I learned that there are many ways an istructor can communicate with students. This will allow the students to be engaged. Students achieve higher levels of learning when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
In this module, I learned the importance of keeping students engaged even through an online e-course. I also learned the importance of of being familiar with all of the online tools and resources that are available to instructors to help make the students successful in thier learning.
After viewing this module, I've learned the importance of seeing the orientation process that students go through. Doing so helps provide the instructor with some of the knowledge base students have in navigating their online courses. I intend to watch our librarian go through the online orientation with the next group of new students. As one of the first instructors they encounter, I often have students asking me for technical support which I am uncertain how to provide.
Familiarize onself with the online framework and make sure students have the resources to attend and navigate.
I'm familiarizing myself with this discussion lounge with MaxKnowledge as we speak. :)
Reply to Lisa Brown's post: I agree - there are a lot of tasks for instructors teaching online courses.
To ensure e-learning you will need to teach the students the tool for easy navagation.
Ilearned how importanat it is to know how to navigate through the CMS to be prepared for you students, but more so to be effective for your students and to be affective in the system.
There are a number of ways to engage our students in an online course. I will try to incorporate the use of videos to provide students with feedback on assigments/quizzes.
To ensure success with e- learning structure is key. As an instructor I need to have full understanding of the online platform I am using to effectively convey information. Communication was a topic of concern initially, but now I have been enlightened on the various forms of communication with students with online learning.
Student success will hinge on successful navigation within the CMS. Hosting an orientation prior to the start of the course is beneficial and can increase student confidence. The orientation can also resolve any connectivity issues and prevent students from getting behind in the course.
I learned that as an online instructor - there are several ways to interact with the students and make sure that they are undersatnding the information in which you are delivering.
