One role of the instructor is to be aware of the online students behavior and to address it with appropriate actions.
It is imperative that we as teachers do our best to keep students in the program. If we identify problems early we can keep small problems from becoming big ones. We must also keep careful records to protect ourselves, our institution and the student.
The different types of e-learners is quite interesting. Distance learning teachers must do all that they can to encourage all types of students to be involved and active in their learning, but sometimes a student just isn't ready for the program. Sometimes students need to address more immediate issues then return to try again.
making sure individua and custom attention to each student so they dont feel alienated.
Some student may challenge you and you must be able to identify and make corrections to ensure good flow of your class. Follow school protocol for distruptive students.
Different learning styles , paying attention to students learning behavior,following course rules and policies online.
This module really gave some great information on record management, couseling management, conflict management, and attrtition management. I plan to have a thought out plan in place for all of these topics. It's important that as online instructor I am one step ahead of my learners!
Reply to Lawrence Bufalino's post:I agree, I know when I deal with one of these difficutl learners I will be looking over my notes!
It is important to have a reliable and consistent method for keeping track of communication. Students have many reasons why they may not be participating and communicating appropriately.
It is important to have procedures set in place for all people who are taking your course to understand and be able to go back and check through. If these are in place, when there is something that arises that goes against the expectations that are mentioned or communicated, there should be an immediate solution. If I am teaching the class, I am the enforcer of the expectations.
This last section reiterrated the main issue i have noticed this sequence. Most of my students are on the ball, getting everything done,
I need to be more sepcific in the class expectations and requirements from the get go.
Establishing and maintaining good and consistent communication is crucial to provide an e learning enivornment for the student. Feedback and counseling if needed is a needed to make a student be supported and achieve their goals.
- Keeping course records.
- Communicating with students.
- Counseling students.
- Dealing with undesirable behavior.
- Resolving student conflicts.
- Minimizing student attrition
It is importantl to learn how to incorporate these 6 discussions listed. Record keeping is extremely important to making sure that we address the issues with students. Keeping communication alive so they can feel as though they are part of the learning system, we need to deal with disruptive behavior immediately to keep a safe and computible atmosphere and also taking part keeping each student involved very important that we minimize students from dropping out or lossing interest.
By recoginizing the labeling these types of students and knowing they may show up in your online class, will help the instructor be better prepared of what is to come in an online setting.
I find this content very informative, historically I have taught in a seated setting and dealt with these types of personalities. This is good information on how to deal with them virtually.
It is important to stay on top of the students responses and participation to the subject in order to identify any of the possible issues which can arise that may impede the the students ability to complete the lesson
The teacher must also be aware of the institutional policies regarding how to address and solve these issues.
elearning doesn't eliminate all of those same issues we have in a traditional classroom of instruction.
This area takes organization and diplomacy. Working with students remotely can be a challenge when it's not face to face.
I learned to manage students from the beginning of the course and frequently there out.
This module reminded me how important documentation is and the channel used with counseling students. I also appreciated learning some new ways to deal with disruptive behavior before it begins. I cannot wait to use it next week!!!
