I learned how important it is to keep students engaged when using online learning and that asynchronous best for most larger groups. Snychronous is best with small or one on one discussions.
Positive feedbacks are essential for synchronous and asynchronous meetings.
This is great to learn and be aware of the difference between synchonous and asynchronous. Be aware of the advantages and disadvantage of each learning style.
It's important to fill in the communication gaps that can be hindered by online discussions. Compensate for lack of non-verbals by using color, bolding, and underlining in your messages. I found that the use of emojis was suggested to be interesting because some educators may think that's informal for an academic setting but I find that it is a good tool to incorporate since students are comfortable and used to emojis in their digital communication.
Participation means student are paying attention.
I have learned from this module that we as instructors encourage reflection, critical thinking, and more student involvement. Even introverted students, who avoid speaking in traditional classroom settings, speak up in asynchronous discussion forums.
I liked how the course divides into asynchronous and synchronous learning. There are a lot of helpful tips to manage both groups.
I'm going to have to increase the amount of asynchronous communication in my classes. For the most part, my impression was that they were of limited value, but changing the way I use them and putting the ideas in this section to work will improve my classes.
The Bergquist & Philips taxonomy of learning styles was interesting and useful. I might share the list with my students to see if it gives them some insight into their own learning styles. The handbook they wrote is available online, and although some of it is dated, it's got some good points. For a busy instructor, it's probably TL/DR stuff, but I had some time so look at it.
Synchronous learning is what I am used to, but for my students, it's less important. They rarely take notes, and many don't like to participate in discussions. Even when classes meet on campus, students don't interact. They arrive early and look at their phones until class begins without talking or even looking at each other. Most would rather watch a recorded lecture than come to class.
Give good idea about asynchronous and synchronous discussion and proper use, challenges ofboth . How to engage all student in learning .
Importance of feed back .
The importance of feedback and the wording of feedback in the online learning environment is undeniable. I have had instructors who encourage me to be more robust in my discussion board responses and it really helped drive me to take my learning and reflection to a higher level.
I learned the difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning; that learning becomes more effective is a small class size in a synchronous learning environment, while it is acceptable to have a larger class size in an asynchronous learning environment.
One way to engage students in an online learning environment is to help keep the discussion board active and engaging.
I have learned the difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous. The asynchronous is the best approach to encourage participation.
Synchronous discussions are best 1 on 1.
Asynchronous discussions allow everyone to participate without having the conversation dominated by fast typers.
Difference between synchronous and asynchronous is very important when it comes to students when engaging with them.
My response will focus on asynchronous discussion threads. I encourage the conversation to happen as soon as possible. Many students bring up some great points right before the deadline. The challenge with this late posting of replies is that other students may not see them as the discussion is close to closure. Additionally, be sure to spike out specific comments made by the student. This lets the student know that the instructor read and considered the posting.
Student engagement is critical in an online environment. Instructors can stay connected by Implementing tools such as synchronous and asynchronous meetings, discussion boards, chats, and email. Course participation and retention rates go hand in hand.
It’s important to give feedback to the students in private! Having an Asynchronous discussion should be done in a way that is not only helpful for the students but is online. This way all of the students feed off each other’s information and they all participate. Synchronous learning can be utilized for classroom discussions, enabling the students to engage in conversations with each other as well as engaging in activities.
I like the idea that everyone must contribute and not just a few.
If you can keep your students engaged they will participate and learn more.
