I like the suggestion that we participate in, but do not dominate, the class discussion board conversations.
I really liked the recommendation to send personal messages to each student. I feel like that will help build trust and show I am here to be part of their learning and help them.
I am happy to say that I seem to be using "best practices" when it comes to introducing myself to students and allowing them to do the same. This is, as the lesson notes, a vital first step to learning.
I already post an instructor bio and ask each student to post a bio. i plan to add a teacher-student discussion.
Aprendí que en la distancia, en el trabajo en línea, es fundamental hacerse presente, que los estudiantes comprendan la importancia de ese soporte, de la claridad y credibilidad de quien está impartiendo el curso, también la importancia del saber de ellos, de la discusión y el análisis crítico. La experiencia, las credenciales, los logros, nuestra biografía es una puerta de ingreso a ese proceso de interacción y disposición al aprendizaje
From this module, I have learned the importance of projecting and maintaining your presence, authority and building student-instructor relationships in delivering successful online course.
I will expand my biography to include all of my achievements.
It is important to establish credibility by projecting your presence. One of my initial announcements is the Instructor Introduction where students can read my academic credentials, educational experience and background, as well as get a bit of insights into my personal life.
Having the instructor provide a biography as well as the students is a good way for instructors to establish an authority online and for students to get to know each other.
creating an online authority and presence is a skill that needs to be practiced while still making yourself, as an instructor, approachable and have students understand that you available to help.
Encourage students to connect with each other, especially if they live nearby. Building those relationships can turn into study buddies, carpool crews, or even lifelong friendships. The more they collaborate, the more they’ll learn, and not just from you, but from each other too.
I've learned that scheduled reminders are a good way to make your presence known.
As an instructor, you should be upfront with your students, answer their questions honestly, and if you do not know the answer let them know that you will find out. Get to know them and let them get to know you. Share your biography and your interests, encourage your student to get to know each, especially if they live in the same areas. With doing this they can collaborate and help each other in their learning process and share insights with each other.
Understanding that instructors must provide and establish relationships and boundaries.
What I can take from this course is that show who you are to build their trust in your knowledge. Give them confidence to who they are as they navigate from a distance but I am still here for you.
I learned about the importance of a strong online presence. This can include using biographies and encouraging students to make their own biographies to elicit interaction and discussion. Additionally, prompt return emails in a 24-hour period help students to feel supported throughout the course.
I learned that in order for an instructor to learn about his/her students, students should be encouraged to post a short biography of themselves to be shared with everyone.
From this module, I learned key ways to maintain a strong instructor presence online, such as leading discussions, managing projects, engaging in forums, and responding quickly to students. I plan to apply these strategies to create a more interactive and supportive e-learning experience.
Both instructors and students can benefit form online learning by adding short biographies in the LMS. Posting short biographies is a way of introducing oneself to their class and instructor thereby, building relationships. It is imperative to create a welcoming environment to learn from each others diverse backgrounds and skill set; transparency breeds trust.
I learned to work on making my presence for the online courses known with more consistency in communication. I plan to do this by simply scheduling times to send out announcements that the students will see to know that I am here to support them.
