There are many ways to enhance online learning. It is important to find what works well for you and make sure students are able to use it as well.
Thoroughly researching which technology tool is best for any give course/assignment is critical.
I learned about the important role technology tools play in teaching and organizing an online course.
I learned that in order to creat an engaging virtual classroom we have to assess the right tools that is going to be helpful in our teaching style.
It is important to learn how to assess the tools to complement your teaching style
I learned that we all have different syles and may need to adapt to the proper learning tools.
Learning about different technology tools used for online teaching. Keeping recorded meetings to 10 to 15 minutes so the student does not get bored.
Reply to Lawrence Bufalino's post:
It is very important that instructors are familiar with todays ever changing technology. Once the technology is mastered and utiliized in the classroooms; especially the virtual ones we are facilitating now, there can be more learning objectives than before.
I've learned the importance of obtaining feedback from the students to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology tools in the course. I also really like the idea of blogs.
There are several tools available to set up a good platform to teach from. The more familar you get with proper commication and feedback in which what works good and which areas need improvement can assist a great deal.
I need to incorporate more breaks in lecture with different tools to increase engagement
i learned to use all tool you can and see what ones work or not
This was very informative for a new teacher. I learned there are many different teaching options and methods. Teachers have to find which teaching style and method works best for their classroom. Finding the best teaching practices will assist in making your classes more productive as an educator but more importantly it makes learning more enjoyable for the student.
I learned that it is important to remember to assess and reflect on the tool's effectiveness to ensure proper usage.
I learned the importance of choosing the correct teaching tool for my specific style.
I learned that teachers should be an expert in the technology media through which they want to deliver the content. I have noticed that there is a gap in teacher student generation and technology use hinder the teachers to present their authority in a teaching learning environment
The information on the technology tools was very useful to me. Gives more ways to organize my course which will help students and myself as well.
I should look at interactive features in PPT to break up longer recorded lessons
I think that using other tools in an online setting can keep the attention of the student and it will give them something to look forward to each session. You don't have to keep doing the same thing over and over again.
I think one of the biggest things I want to incorporate into my technology is using blogs for anonymous feedback from students for that stop start and continue suggestions. when I was a student I felt like I had many suggestions on how my instructors could better deliver content and would have loved to be able to give this kind of feeback openly.
Also I think using Wikis for group projects sounds amazing. It would be great to get students working together so they don't feel so isolated in the learning.
