It becomes clear some learners will need more support than others. Identify them as early as possible and offer assistance and support ideas as needed.
This part addressed the different types of students and it talked about the differenct type of ways to deal with difficulty students and provided information on how to resolve some of the conflicts that can occur on on-line teaching.
It seems that teaching online courses requires more involvement than the traditional in-person form of classroom.
The major causes of conflicts are:
- Ineffective communication.
- Personality differences.
- Differences in personal values.
- Differences in personal goals.
- Failure to fulfill commitments.
- Shirking of roles and responsibilities.
What I didn't know is yu can use email to talk to the students. I always believed these matters should be handled face to face
It’s important to understand institution's policies pertaining tp online conduct. Encourage students to partake in chats or discussion questions. Be careful not to give students a large workload.
I learned that it is the instructors responsibility to manage records, student behavior, conflict, and attrition. I will be attentive and pay close attention in the early weeks of the course to students who may be struggling because of conflict or behavior, and initiate strategies to help these students succeed.
I have learned that keeping record of things is very important. This module also taught me to be understanding and have open communication with the students given the fact that they may steer off course.
we have instructors in different locations, and we also need to communicate effectivly within our community as well as the students.
Recordingkeeping can be a key component to addressing online students' concerns regarding assignments and grades. In the setting in which I work, the advice is "Document, document, document!"
I learned that there are students who think they are above a given teacher or course.
I learned that you have to be aware of students' behaviors because it can determine if the student will be successful in class. As an Educator it is my responsibility to make sure every student get the knowledge from the course to be a lifelong learner. Once conflicts arise to address them as soon as possible and to make sure every student has a safe learning environment in my class.
encouraging on line participation requires excellent communication and instrutor needs to be present and encouraging
Frequent communication is key. If you want your students to stay on track you need to stay in touch.
The piece that stands out in this module is how to handle conflicts in a group setting. My current course has students contained in groups for the class project. Two groups are experiencing clashes in personalities as well as availability or effort. This module provided some steps I can apply to help correct the situation.
Instructors can minimize student attrition, by reminding them of the resources their institution has to offer, such as resources for counseling and technical support. Another topic, synchronous chat interruptions by a single individual are typically not as disruptive as synchronous interruptions. The other students are usually able to avoid this type of conflict independently.
Adherence to school policy is vital in cases that deal with student behaviors online. In many cases, COVID-19 was not expected to be as brutal and longlasting as it has been. Nevertheless, the integrity of providing students with a quality education still remains. In doing so, one must safeguard, often from the student themselves, the ability to impeded or interrupt the educational process for any length of time, making sure that policies and procedures are adhered to will certainly be beneficial in cases of dismissal, lawsuits, and opportunists. In any of the scenarios presented with the type of disrupters, any measures that inhibit students from receiving the proper education will not be tolerated including exclusionary measures for mandatory school-age students. To some, this presents a dichotomy that they may be ill-prepared to handle, especially in the absence of appropriate and stated/printed school policies that deal with such behaviors in a virtual setting.
Remember that students may have outside conflicts that restrict their ability to complete assignments and depending on their learning style they may need additional support or time.
You often face challenges regarding technology and e-learning platforms that is out of your control. It is important to remain calm, have patience and effective to your students.
Do not let student's bad behaviors get out of hand. Nip them in the bud.
