Incentives for participation can also include Gaming. For Competitive learners, this has strong appeal, so you need to also make sure that everyone is on an equal playing field in terms of having the ability to earn a virtual reward, e.g. a simple virtual 'button' or other prize icon reflecting the specific topic they are learning. I try to avoid leaderboards, unless I am teaching people to be more competitive. Then, having one makes sense. Otherwise, everyone should be able to make it to the top and have the opportunity to become the winner, at their own pace (or whatever level or by timing that is desired for the group).
Effective learning requires engaging students, particularly in an online environment. It entails establishing a lively, participatory atmosphere that sustains students' attention and promotes active engagement. Using a variety of teaching techniques, adding interactive components like discussions and quizzes, giving examples and applications from real-world situations, and providing tailored feedback are all important tactics. Furthermore, engagement can be greatly increased by being aware of students' needs and making adjustments to suit their learning preferences. The intention is to design an educational process that is dynamic, inspiring, and informative.
Engaging learners through online discussions is a key technique in online teaching. By encouraging students to actively participate in discussion posts, instructors foster collaboration and deeper understanding. This technique promotes critical thinking, allows for diverse perspectives, and creates a sense of community in the virtual learning environment. Effective online teaching involves facilitating meaningful discussions that enhance the overall learning experience for students.
Giving proper feedback is important for both learning styles to promote student participation.
When providing feedback to students, should be delivered in way to encourage participation and motivation
The traditional classroom setting, learners benefit from immediate verbal feedback as well as non-verbal feedback which is important and comes in the form of body language such as smiles, nods, confused looks, frowns, etc. The absence of these types of feedback in an e-learning environment makes feedback particularly crucial in this setting. Which feedback in the e-learning environment is important to obtain this feedback can help you gage how the students are doing in class
I think the content that I heard was very significant, Like the Learning Styles!
That is important because you have several types of learnings, what stood out for me was the Asynchronous & Synchronous discussion sessions, will help students to learn with a group and one on ones is very important to connect the dots.
Asynchronous discussions are valuable and have their rightful place in the teaching environment, IF utilized appropriately with due regard to drifting away from the subject matter and into distracting commentary.
Learned the different ways to teach a class and provide discussions.
I learned information to guide students for successful outcomes
We've only used synchronous learning for live lectures and one on one interactions (like tutoring), because they're too many scheduling conflicts. I didn't think about how certain students would also dominate the situation if you tried to do this during a discussion with the entire class.
Knowing students' laerning styles can go a long way towards helping them be successful in the classroom be it online or in person.
I learned this module the difference between synchronous and non synchronous discussions. Synchronous discussions are not recommended with critical courses it's best to use synchronous discussions when dealing with one student at a time. Not every student has one style of learning.
Participation and engagement are most important
Small groups work best for synchronous learning, by using video clips.
I was pleasantly surprised that small talk was encouraged in synchronous communication but I understand that it can put the students at ease and help build rapport.
The meaning of synchronous and asynchronous learning were discussed, also the strategies for effective learning using these methods. How to provide feedbak was also discussed and good online communication strategies were also diiscussed.
Positive feedback is important!! It helps to encourage students to continue to participate
I now see what synchronous and asynchronous learning is, the differences and how it can be different in different learners. I like the asynchronous learning method as it helps all the students learn easier even the introverted personality learner.
I try to first post as early as possible. When students post on Monday I try to reply back on Tuesday. So that it gives the student plenty of time (i.e., Tuesday-Sunday) to respond to my posts. If I am under the weather and post later in the week (i.e., Wednesday-Friday) I tend to get less interaction with students.
