Keeping good records, firm rules, as well as communication, will help towards a great E-learning environment even if students either are difficult or easy to work with.
Making sure that as a teacher,r I am able to communicate well with students via email and organizing those records. I have learned from the reading is sticking to rules and regulations of the course, but be flexible enough to handle delicate situations. Monitoring behavior conducive to a learning environment and addressing any disruptive behavior is important while adhering to the rules while working online. As a teacher, we may have to counsel a student. It is appropriate to make sure there is a safe place in doing so.
This course taught me about diffrent types of learners, why some students chose to leave the e-learning course. It has shown me how it can be difficult at times to instruct on line as it is in class due to the same disrubtions a student can give.
I find that you must continually remind students of assignment submission expectations and the consequences of late work.
It is also important to model proper email communication.
This module was a great refresher for types of learners and the best way to interact and engage them. I will employ more documentation to help alleviate challenges for the student and myself.
I learned some ways to deal with different types of student behaviors in an online setting.
Many of the challenges to online instructors in the areas of classroom management, conflict resolution, and communication are quite similar to those in a physical classroom. The various personalities encountered are the same, and must be handled in much the same way.
From this module I learned that there are many facets to managing an online course. Prior to this module I did not think about all of the behavior issues that could arise from this type of learning environment. For myself I plan to utilize the information from the Records Keeping section to make sure issues do not slip through the cracks. I plan to keep records based on the type of management issue that is encountered. Folders in an email system could be used to organize, and then color coding messages to indicate whether the issue is resolved or needs further monitoring after initial resolution are a couple of quick to use options that could be utilized.
Elgie U. Apacible
This Module 4 really helped me in examining guidelines for setting up an information management system for my online corses, managing e-mail messages effectively and counselling students. It has helped me identify different learner profiles that affect online learning, as well as learning the major causes of conflict that affect e-learners and identifying means for reducing student attrition from my online courses. I was also enlightened with the recommending strategies for keeping course records, student communications and counselling, dealing with undesirable student behavior and student conflict resolution.
The most important part I saw with the section was that the instructor has to being active facilitator and not just post the rules but to go back to different points when necessary and to tactfully use the email to individual students to either correct disruptive behavior or to answer questions or to bring people into the discussion.
just because the delivery is on line does not mean yu will not come into contact with the same personaliisty traits you would in person, they may just manifest themselves in differentn ways, so the instructor needs to be prepared to address and manage the different personality types.
The information on student attrition was most helpful. I work for DOC and many of our students are intimidated by their academic abilities or lack thereof, causing them to withdraw. The strategies outlined will be very helpful to make e-learning more attainable for our students.
What I found interesting is the concept of conflict as a positive. I believe this is true - in both a consistent and capricious way. Conflict is, indeed, the crucible from which we grow - if it's handled correctly. Othwrw2, it is the seed if chaos, which has no place in learning. Order is the soul of education.
I think that it is so much more important to frontload the class in terms of creating a mental model of iseeus that may arise with the curriculum as well as the set up of the classroom.
Online learning can be challenging in different ways to different people, it is imperative to to provide student with support through proper communication techniques and behavior management. Clear expectations of behavior as stated in the policies and procedure in conflict management will alleviate frustration from both faculty and student and provide a positive a positive learning environment for everyone.
Online education should be a challenge and reward, but keeping students attention is on commitment by the student and leadership by the instructor Instrutor
keeping course records in a folder for each class you are teaching. How recognize different behavor.
This section reinforces the multitude of factors that may disrupt on line learning and individual students' patterns of behavior. Hopefully the instructor's interactions with individual struggling students and/or over competitive or narcicisstic students can reolve any issues. It is reassuring that if absolutely necessary you can look to your institution for help.
Keeping up with emails, assignments, chat logs and other forms of communications is an important part to any online course. Open communication is a valuable asset to not only encourage students, but also to council. Communication is a valuable tool to reduce student attrition and to keep the course on track.
I focused on the conflict resolution material. The information on resolving and addressing qu.ickly seems especially helpful and poignant
