It takes a special kind of person to teach online.
It helps students to know your academic and professional experience. This lets the students see that you are qualified to be teaching them the subject matter.
Posting information about yourself and have students submit a bio with course expectations. The student info can give me more insight to each student.
What I took out of this module so far is that in order to Project my presence is to build a foundation by presenting a biography of myself and expectations. Help the students feel prepared by providing a detailed itinerary with a variety of learning tools such as video clips, audio text, and a printable version of studies. Lastly, establishing baseline relationships by requesting a biography of each student to help get to know them and what their expectation of the course would be.
I learned how instructors can project an online authority and presence through various postings about themselves and their expectations.
It is the students right or they are entitled to know our qualifications and experience similarly in order to know our students better & meet their educational needs they can post their picture and a short biography . I can apply the same when the need for on line instruction arises .
In online courses it is important to make yourself known and get to know each of the students, encourage everyone to interact, in addition, distance education is the same as traditional education only using different educational media
I believe that introductions in online courses are very important for establishing a good tone, an instructor presence, and rapport with students. I had not considered it as an aspect of authority.
I learned how important it is to be relational and get to know your students even from behind the computer screen.
It's important to be ready for the first interaction with the students, most probably some of them will ask you about your background and experience related to the course.
I learn that, not only is it important for the students to know a little about my professional background but it is also important for me to learn more about them so that I can keep their goals in mind and keep them motivated. Know why a student is here and taking my course is vital to keeping them motivated by keeping their specific goals at the forefront of their minds.
Online instruction requires the same authority and presence as instruction in real life, but is more difficult to achieve, therefore more thought is required. The examples of sharing bios is a great way to go about it.
This module emphasized the importance of getting to know and engage the students and also taught many strategies to keep a presence in the online setting.
I have learned how to effectively begin an online course.
It is important to engage with students so they know who you are in a professional setting and show them that you are taking the time to learn who they are.
As an instructor, projecting your presence helps student to feel more confident in you and helps them to have a more structured learning environment. Both parties' confidence is boosted, and learning is enhanced.
Comment on Holly Voss's post: I agree Holly just pushing that extra step to know your student goes a long way. They will appreciate the effort, and will feel comfortable asking questions.
sharing a short biography between students and instructor will build trust, comfortability and support between each other and will positively impact the E- learning process
You can build a professional relationship with your students through sharing your experience and educational background, and having them share their biography with you.
Making yourself present by asking students to post a short biography of themselves to be shared with everyone.
