Managing the e-learning environment poses many challenges not encountered in in-person learning. One must utilize all available support systems at one's disposal to overcome these hurdles in a timely fashion. One must also be resilient and resourceful in terms of accommodating a wide variety of learners.
The challenges of online course vary from student to student and this lesson helped me identify some of the issues my students will encounter. I learned to save communication with students and also how to counsel individual students that may encounter these challenges.
- Keep in regular touch with students
_ Find out about what is holding the student back from participating
- Share how students can get tech support
Making sure you students know you're present, engaged and care about their success in learning is key to retention. Students respond better to quicker turn around times like grading assignments in a timely way and with feedback, answering their emails and messages promptly, and helping them find solutions to their barriers so they don't give up.
This session included insightful advice on how to deal with problematic students in a professional, equitable manner while preserving the integrity of our course, as well as beneficial information on how and when to address their behavioral characteristics.
Wonderful details about procrastinators. We will include alternative plans for submitting tasks.
Challenging students exist in both live and online classroom settings. It is important to recognize any potentially disruptive behavior as early as possible and to respond according to your institution's policies.
I have learned how to resolve conflict. I plan to look for the ECPI documentation on that to be ready if such cases occur. I have not had this happen yet.
There will always be someone that will be a challenge in some form or fashion. by having open communication about expectaions and providing guidelines hopefully you can manage any challenge or disruption.
When teaching an online class it is important to remember there are going to be many types of students as an instructor will come in contact with. Some students may try to intimidate, others may procrastinate in getting their work done their are others who are over acheivers. As the insturctor it is important to keep lines of communication open to all students and make sure all students are aware that you are going to follow the rules and regulations of the school. Grading will be done vis the rubic and all assissments will be done accordingly and in a timely manner. Also everyone will be treated equally and fairly.
I learned in this module that ist is very important to ensure an organized system to managing communication is very important.
Keep a door of good communication with all the students
This reminds me that each student has their own personal lives with each one with different types of issues or problems. Being able to identify behaviors. Also the Behavior Managment was very helpful.
I think that the students who procrastinate on their work are very challenging to help. I suspect many are overwhelmed, and I intend to reach out to those folks more regularly going forawrd to try to help keep them on track.
I never thought about conflicts in an online only course and the need to documentation of chat sessions. There is a lot of one-on-one communication needed in an online course for all issues that you encounter.
Be clear on institution policies before locking a disruptive student out of a discussion chat
E-mail the the most popular way of communication. It is also the best way to counsel individually and confidentially.
Having a method of record keeping is very important for an effective online classroom. Disruptive interactions and conflicts with students still exist as they do in traditional classrooms. The methods of communicating policies and procedures is different online.
I learned of the various ways in which online learners require similar attention as in-person learners, albeit via different methods
This module gave some key concepts on different types of students,e nagagement, and how to successfully engage the digfferent type of students.
