I have learned how to build my course presence by creating a biography which highlights my education and interests. The instructor should assign the students a biography and get their contact information.
I learned that it is important for students to feel comfortable with you while viewing you as an expert in the field. That way they will not only respect you, but feel that they can ask questions or advice.
Key takeaways:
- Projecting and maintaining your presence from a distance.
- Projecting and maintaining your authority from a distance.
- Establishing a relationship with each learner.
I'm going to update my bio, and organize it into sections. I am also going to update my initial assignment at both college and high school level to include some details on how they should do an introduction. I think that will make everything a lot better
A critical component for success of on-line instruction is for students to learn about me and for me to learn about them. This section did a great job in conveying specific methods to achieve these goals.
One thing i learned from this module was to post a biography telling about my Academic Credentials, Professional Experiances and Achievements.
One thing I took from this module and actually copied to a word doc was information you would look for in a student's biographical information.
- The name by which they prefer to be addressed.
- Their academic background.
- Their employment history and current occupation.
- Their reasons for taking the course.
- Their expectations of you.
- Any special interests and hobbies.
I'll be using this in the future
This section is showing us how to make a connection with our students. By Writing a Short Biography showing how long we have been working in our respective Field and our certificates and Licenses it will show them that they are being taught by someone that knows what they are doing but also someone that cares about what they are teaching. This will be the first step in making the Student , Teacher bond that you will need for online teaching.
Many of the strengths I bring to the classroom can and should be utilized in the online classroom.
It is an excellent practice to develop a rapport as the instructor with all students. It is also beneficial to provide a portal for thd classmates to familiar themselves with each other. Be timely with all responses to inquiries and be truthful.
Identify students with specials needs and derive an action plan to meet their needs
As a lifelong musician, that has been on stage hundreds of times, I have never had any problem with projecting my presence to my students. I have a deep, loud voice that has no problem in being heard and I have a sense of humor that is projected into the class setting. I find it puts the students at ease, and takes the idea that this is a chore away from them. If they have a little laughter while learning, they will pay better attention, is what I have found over the years.
I learned that are multiple options to introduce yourself and professional background to the students.
In your profile you can show your achievements and skills out for them to read. It will get them on a path for learning all aspects of the course.
By having a good rapport with the students is key to being able to help the student. Day 1 of each class I give a bio of myself, and allow all students to do the same thing. We find similar interests and by the end of week 1 everyone helping each other. If a student asks a question you can not answer, or you need more information, make sure to answer that student within a timely manner. This means so much to the students and it keeps the rapport up.
In this module I learn valuable ways to make my presence felt in an online course. Now I know what to include in the course introduction regarding my credentials which will promote my professional credibility. Also, I learn important concenpts to use in creating student profiles.
One of the more challengings aspects I am anticipating as an online instructor is establishing my authority and presence. In the classroom setting this has actually been quite easy as students are focused on you to deliver learning content/facilitate learning. Particularly in asynchronous online learning I imagine that establshing the same level of authority can be quite difficult. The module provided some helpful techniques to be able to establish presence, authority, and relationships with students in the online steting.
Personally, in the master's program I chose I found it only necessary to interact with course instructors when I was revising tasks/assessments. Other than that, I was able to move through the entire program without interacting with peers or instructors. I can say that while this method provided the same outcome (a master's degree), my sole focus was on completing the task for the course and not on interaction and engagement.
An effective teacher can begin each course establishing authority with a biography and being engaging with the students.
Students can learn from distance teaching and can feel comfortable about learning online.
Makeing I have provided a biography of my self including education, experience in the field and a little about myself such as hobbies and interests. I also ask that students do the same, in this way each and everyone can get to know each other and have a comfortable platform to start our class atmostphere.
