I have learned that there are several challenges that can arise in the learning environment that can steer the learning process in an undesirable direction if not properly planned for and maintained. Two that I didn’t think of are technical issues and behavioral problems. My plan is to use the survey technique to identify technically challenged learners so that I can find was to alleviate issues in advance. Furthermore, setting standards of the classroom setting and behavioral expectations up front while referring to my institutions code of conduct as a guideline will aid in preventing and addressing problems with behavior as they arise.
Communication is the key to a successful instructor and student relationship. Most students find excuses for everything, Make sure that students know your door is always open and make sure they understand the guidelines.
in this module interdependent and interactive relationships are important in these e-learning environments. We have different types of learners and different types of challenges.In this module I learned how to deal with conflict and attrition. We as educators, must be able to identify students who are a real challenge for us and to resolve conflict and effective manner. By sending personal chat message, we can direct a solution directly to them in order to find a solution. Rather than lose that student, we must try to solve there issue whether it be billing in an alienated having too much of a heavy workload, maybe technical issues? We must also document everything per student & refer back to the institutional policy.
I learned in this section of the course that you need to keep a designated place for recordkeeping and I have decided I will keep class folders with sub folders for each student to store all the interactions, discussions, emails, assignments, chats, etc.
Instructors can develop the ability to troubleshoot common technical issues that students may encounter. Providing clear and concise directions, expectations and feedback, given that the nuances of face-to face communication are often lost online.
Learning comes down to personalities as much as intelligence. We have to be aware of and learn to deal with personalities that disrupt or avoid learning.
Managing conflicts and helping students focus on the topic at hand is critical to ensuring that they are able to learn in the most conducive environment possible. This chapter covered useful tools to manage this in an online environment. I have taught some disruptive students who can try to distract from the main task at hand so managing such interactions is critical for overall success.
I have learned that while there are many challenges in online courses, instructors are able to avoid much of this by abiding to a code of conduct set forth by the institution.
In this module I learned how to keep course records: creating email folders, desktop folder for each student or each assignment per term or per student. Communicate effectively with each student, by discussion post, live chats, office hours, one on one email counseling. It is okay to counsel students via email, it is secure way to counsel students and keep a written record of conversations. Dealing with undesirable behavior by addressing different type of negative behavior students live the intimidators, noisy, procrastinator type students. Minimizing student attrition by identifying the students who may feel alienated, technically challenged, and/or lost.
Keeping good records of communications with students is important as well as knowing where to send them for technical help.
There are many different types of behaviors a student can exhibit. It is important to know how to handle disrupted behaviors appropriately. For behavior management in e-learning, a noisy student can be locked-out depending my institutions policy.
Email is an effective way of communication. However, the minimum turn around time an instructor should promise is 24 hours. It can get overwhelming with multiple messages and can be hard to juggle it all. There are different types of behaviors for online learners which include disruptive, quiet and procrastinator.
This module provided helpful information on how to best handle communication with the students. It highlighted the use and value of email as a method of communication in an online environment.
Always have a backup plan in place for students who have tech issues by giving them a support number or going to a nearby site to connect to internet to continue staying in class
I learned that the way students learn can be based off of their personalities. You have to be diligent in learning who the students are in order to ensure they get what they need from you and the class.
Teaching Online students can be a challenge because procrastination creates anxiety. My goal is to encourage students not to delay assignments.
It is my role to ensure that the online environment is safe, effective and managed well for all students to participate and learn
Keeping course records.
Communicating with students.
Counseling students.
Dealing with undesirable behavior.
Resolving student conflicts.
Minimizing student attrition.
I learned that online courses has it risk, however by using what I have learnt for this course will help maximized online learning experience in a positive way.
Keeping students engaged is crucial as many can become disengaged from the class, finding new methods and tactics to help students stay engaged will allow for greater participation and retention of knowledge
