This module reinforces the fact that students will be students, especially the first few weeks in a new class. Their personalities will come alive. Making sure to set aside class expectations & guidelines up front in the first couple of days will help foster positive communication, keep behavior disruptions to a minimum, resolve conflict management quickly and keeping the students engaged to manage the attrition will all help the on-line class be manageable & successful .
Record keeping and having a system to manage e-mail is important to the success of e-learning.
Having a disruptive student in the class can be really challenging. It wastes valuable instructional time and throws off the classroom dynamic. I teach middle school and when a student gets out of hand, its easy to call an administrator for help. During live meeating, as as teacher I can mute students' microphone so that there won't be any sounds other than my own mic. And addressing the problem at a later time can hopefully help. Also, keeping records of chats and emails, or any other form of student teacher communication ois another thing I can appply to distance learning.
I feel behavior management will be easier than in a traditional setting. Students that tend to seek attention through physical distraction will not be able to take away from the learning environment. Students will not be able to throw projectiles across the room. Ridicule of dress, looks, or voice will be practically eliminated. Some students protected by a computer may be able to participate more.
Maintaining timely communication and fostering relationships will always serve as a tool of regulating communication and participation through various types of learners and personality profiles.
I leanred the importance of identifying the type of learners in my my classroom and how they can affect other students. I plan to take this into consideration and create a proactive plan on how to address those learner personalities in an effctive way.
I found it interesting that some students may challenge you and may not be fully absorbed in learning virtually. We as instructors should try to alleviate the problems by providing these students some personal attention that may be offered by email or chats to resolve a negative issue.
It's important to select a record management system that will allow me to be effective and retrieve information quickly. I should follow the school's online policies to resolve conflict which may occur. Eventhough procedures may be in the syllabus, I should send an email to learners to remind them. Also, I should monitor students' participation to prevent alienation.
Clearly procrastrination is much easier in an online environment than on campus. Developing an appropriate accountability system, through strictly enforced deadlines and penalties for late work, must be incorporated in any teaching strategy.
Effectively managing an on-line class requires time, effort, organization and proactive actions by the instructor. While all of these items are also required with a traditional class, an effective on-line class may requires the same level or more.
Good communciation with students and an organizational system to manage communication with students is very important when facilitating an online course. Also, all online students will not be equally motivated to participate in the course just like in a traditional setting!
Mkae sure to have good communication with students and set up office hours so students have a window of time that they can expect to receive an email response otherwise they may expect an immediate response all hours of the day.
This module provided very good information on behavior management for E-Learning. I think this is a area of need for a lot of educators who are new to this learning path and it was the most helpful module for me so far.
I learned that there my be students who do not participate appropriately for a variety of reasons. The best course of managing them will be to follow our school system policy. I am hopeful that the same strategies I use in the classroom will translate to the online environment as successfully as they do in person.
I also understand that teachers need to follow school guidelines
I understand that disrupters can be actively disruptive even in e learning and asynchronous environments
I learned ways to keep learners engaged and active.
In Module 4 I found the recommended effective strategies for communicating with students to be very helpful. When problems arise it can be very dificult to express yourself in a correct and professional manner. The main point to resolving any issue is to keep the lines of communication open and provide any assistance possible.
The system is a challenge for some students and the teacher needs to accomoadate as much as possible.
I liked the idea to have an area where students can help each other answer questions/ find possible solutions. I also appreciated the behavior management tips. I wil think of the individual e-mail as I would just the one on one suggestions you make throughout your day in the classroom: Necessary but not a big deal if dealt with early to steer student back on track.
