I learned that projecting your presence in an online course is essential for building trust, motivation, and engagement. Even when teaching remotely, students need to feel that the instructor is accessible, confident, and genuinely involved in their learning.
I intend to apply this by maintaining regular communication, providing clear and timely feedback, introducing myself and encouraging students to share their own backgrounds and interests. I also believe that connecting the course content with real-world examples and my professional experience can help create a stronger sense of presence and make learning more meaningful.
It's important to keep online learners engaged.
A part of successful teaching is to constantly motivate your students.
It is imperative to show students confidence in order to gain their trust in what you are teaching.
You must be as present as you can although you are teaching a distance learning course. Short biographies of both the professor and the students will help build rapport within the classroom.
Both instructor and students create a mini bio, to better connect and help students understand instructors background and experience.
Great course that will allow me to implement what I learned.
Welcome and introductions on the first day of class may include a brief biography of oneself, which is a way to demonstrate one's expertise as a nurse educator.
In order for your students to get to know you in an online learning/virtual learning environment, you need to make a descriptive Bio. with a picture. It helps the students understand who you are without actually engaging with them in person. Helps the students understand your level of professionalism and credentials.
Online teaching can be as effective as in person teaching as long as the instructors establishes a presence
it is important for students and teacher to engage properly with understanding of topic course duration feedback and also make students feel comfortable with learning the credentials of what they are learning
online teaching can be as effective as in person teaching and get to know your students and which ways to help them to make their learning affective and comfortable without feeling pressured
I learned that online teaching can be just as effective as in person teaching if you learn to use online course tools effectively also making yourself known and being engaging online is very important for your students to feel like they are really getting to know you as if it were in person.
I believe that engaging students in a collegial atmosphere, while respecting privacy can create a superior learning environment
I learned that it is important to demonstrate a personal touch by sharing a biography, discussing the path to success, the virtue of learning without having to attend class in difficult circumstances
Comment on Traci Abram's post: I totally agree, Building professional relationships within your community and students is important nn
I learned the importance of establishing relationships with students early on and the importance of the student-professor relationship. I feel that posting something about my experiences and education might give students an assurance that I am able to provide them with current evidence based knowledge leading to their success in within their chosen profession.
This module reinforced to me that teaching online students requires intentional effort to create a learning environment that closely mirrors the engagement, connection, and support found in a traditional classroom. Our challenge as instructors will be to build the relationships that encourage active participation.
The importance of having a presence in online courses seems most appropriate to me. I've been in other situations where there's no engagement if the "camera isn't on" in guided courses. Students' attention is easily lost. So, getting to know them through their biographies seems like a great strategy that I will implement.
It is important for an instructor to make students feel comfortable during online format. Instructors can tell a little about themselves but also ask each student to tell a little bit of themselves, engage in all students to build that rapport.
