Keeping the students interested will be a challange.
I think it's crucial to always consider the pros and cons of synchronous and asynchronous content delivery, and how that will be experienced by a cohort of students. Personally, I am most familiar with asynchronous learning, however it's important to be aware of limitations (i.e. decreased engagement) and benefits (i.e. no need for instructor presence) of asynchronous learning and how that might be handled to maintained consistency with synchronous formats.
Communicate is a huge part of student understanding cirriculum and succeding in the course
Someone said, "Communication is key," I agree, there needs to be an established method of communication so that the student feels they have access to their instructor for all questions and guidance. I find it critical to hand out the syllabus, objectives, and agendas in the first meeting or in the on-line syllabus. Having both VC and on-line gives students access to both components. But once the students feel comfortable with their method they settle into that style and then the flexibility of the online experience will be beneficial.
Communication is two-way traffic with online teaching, as much as I want my students to understand me, I equally want to understand them as individuals.
I find that using both has benefits, but overall consistency is the key with the students and the final outcome of the needs and want of the school.
I learned that the data about synchronous learning is out of date. In the last 6 months (which feels like over night), our education world in K-12 has turned to Synchronous concurrent (students in the classroom and online at the same time) teaching. I don't like it at the same time I'm fascinated by how our current technology was able to handle the change. When I was in middle school, we would have had none of these things. I am also in awe of the teachers being able to go from F2F to online with relatively few hiccups. I think we see it as HUGE problems today but we are going to look back and be amazed!
Keeping students on task and current is challenging with asynchronous
Regarding Synchronous versus Asynchronous, I am not sold on asynchronous being used in all courses, for some, specifically the trades it doesn't work for all the students, they aren't as engaged.
It's important that an appropriate learning method be selected for an online course. Guidelines are also important too as they regulate what's expected of students and enforced. When th learning environment is organised and there are guidelines, over time a pattern of teaching emerges. The pattern consists of several components. These include learning outcomes, communication, centralised location, submission of assignments, content delivery as well as questions and answers.
Whether synchronous or asyncronous, orginzation is the key.
There are two general ways of running a class: synchronous and asynchronous. There are multiple advantages and disadvantages to both, and as an instructor, I'll use whichever one is most appropriate for the subject.
I learned the difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning is that synchronous learning involves a group of students engaged in learning while asynchronous learning involves student-centered learning like self-studying approach. If both methods have proper information and presented in an organized consistent manner, so the students know what is expected of them.
synchronous and asynchronous styles have both advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage to asynchronous would be for students who often procrastinte their assignments, self paced would not work in that instance.
I have learned that it is important to determine which online teaching works best for the student .
Asynchronous learning students can work at their own time frame. Synchronous all students are grouped together at the same time
Clear communication and reinforcement are essential for students to successfully achieve the course outcomes and goals. I have found many students need reinforcement of instructions even in a synchronous environment because they often have difficulty managing distractions.
Keep working on organizing materials so students can follow material and guidelines easier to promote learning
This section proves that information must be organized and consistent in the classroom. Consistency provides the students a clear understanding on the content being distributed.
I learned from this module the importance of communication and ensuring that students understand expectation and timeframes for assignment due dates and responses.
