Identifying the type of online students we are facing is crucial to help us manage conflicts and attrition. Also, we need to be familiar with the institutional guidelines and codes.
Students may exit our courses due to different situations related to how they feel, their workload, and their life responsibilities, but as instructors, we should help them find options and encourage them to finish their classes.
Get organized!! Each student have their own e-mail folders when working your e-mail. E-learners will display their own learning behaviors even through this type of learning forum.
This module gave a good insight into why some learners leave the online platform and how instructors can reduce this from happening. These tools will be helpful in helping to keep students from feeling overwhelmed and not being able to adjust to the work load of online learning.
In this section it was very interesting to learn about the different reasons that students desire to leave the the learning environment early. Attrition Management is very important to understand for student retention and as instructors we play a critical role in reducing attrition.
Communication is always key to any successful teaching. The students need to know that you are available to help answer questions, and the first week of the course is the most crucial to establish the accessibility for the students to be able to communicate with the instructor as well as eachother.
Many of these issues cropped up this last session. Over-confident students, people who wanted to talk about their religion instead of the coursework, others who procrastinated, or just never finished the work. Now I have a little more in my toolbox.
Friendly reminders to all students as assignments are due, when the whole class participates also give praise!
The was the instructor handles the on line class is how students will either stay or not. Teachers need to reflect on what works and what doesnt.
E-Learning is largely independent and self-directed. Therefore, some students will procrastinate. To help with procrastinators, I can send announcement reminders about completing assignments, as well as send individual emails to students to remind them to submit assignments.
Realizing that there can be disruptive behaviors in online classes as well as the physical classroom is important
It's harder in an online setting for students to not fall behind, so being attentive and intervening sooner rather than later can help students be successful in the course.
Is interesting how complex a process of learning online can become, but it is also very good to know the different ways to approach those complex problems in the best way possible.
Watching out for different learning skill are important in both a triditional classroom and online courses. How to deal and point out disruptive students.
Responding within a 24-hr time frame to email is very important in developing and maintaining students' satisfaction with the course. Effective communication by email can minimize students' dissatisfaction and attrition rates.
As an online coach, you can take measures to reduce attrition.
I learned how to effectively manage noisy learners." Two possible ways of handling noisy learners in an asynchronous setting are:
Send an e-mail to the learner advising him or her to remain on the existing thread until it is exhausted.
Provide some personal attention by making a special request for the learner to provide some specific input into the discussion. If the learner continues to surf around, steer him or her back into the mainstream of the discussion." These can help me in the future.
An online non traditional student has many home challenges that come with them. It is best to support them through these life instances and guide them through the course.
Understanding how to handle the different types of disruptive learners. This can be applied similarly to traditional classrooms.
Connect with students daily, ensure they are on track, connect with them if they are falling behind sooner rather than later
E-Learning has many obstacles such as technical issues, student involvement, student procrastination and effective communication from me as their instructor to all students and organized and scheduled accountability of the students involvement and demonstrating the retention learned and practiced.
Like all things, we may experiences some challenges. Just because the course is partially online, doesn't mean we wont experience some of the challenges through online learning as well.
