I love the idea of evaluating assignemnts and exams against the mean. This makes so much sense. i also like the breakdown of the 4 shoes each online instructor has to wear. The technician side I find, can get in the way of what you are trying to teach online. We do wear many hats.
A a facilitator/teacher of an online course one needs to keep the finger on the pulse of the learning environment...and provide feedback and encourage participation.
The facilitator should foster learner-centeredness, meaning that I should plan to be the moderator and allow the students to discover through collaboration, peer-to-peer support, and their own learning experience. However, it is important that I model the expectations and assess the students' understanding, expecially during the beginning phase, and continually provide the technical, administrative and academic support that they need for engagement, deeper learning andsuccessful learning outcomes.
I want to be more of a facilitator of learning rather than an answer giver. I have many tasks such as clear communication, checking on understanding, creating and maintaining a learning centered environment, creating real life, problem based learning and giving my students meaningful feedback.
I learned that, just as in a face-to-face classroom, there are a few different ways to facilitate learning, from teacher-centered to student-cenetered. Student engagement and feedback is very importnat for maxiumizing student learning.
Good communication and feedback, is a important responsibility of teaching online.
Feedback is something I have to work on because its very important
To first develop a good relationship with the students so when feedback is asked for they know they can do so honestly and their points of view will be respected and addressed.
It is important to engage with the students to make sure they are understanding and if you can help others that might be struggling.
The only way individuals learn and improve is through an evaluation process whether it be students or teachers!
I learned that communication, fostering a learner-centered environment, structuring problem-based learning, and providing meaningful, informative feedback are all essential as a facilitator. I plan to guide students through the course content so they can become responsible for their own learning.
It is important for the teacher as a facilitator to engage the students in many ways and methods beyond learning.
I learned from this module the importance of good communication and facilitation. While it is a goal that students take responsibility for their learning, it is also the instructor's responsibility to design lesson content that encourages participation, interest, and where learning occurs. I also learned it is important to use a number of datapoints to evaluate learning outcomes and course objectives were achieved.
Encouraging students to post responses on a forum. Answer quick and provide postive and construtive feedback
I learned that to be a guide on the side there must be regular participation on both the side of the instructor and student. I also learned that it is important to encourage participation and evaluate feedback often.
I learned that this on line teaching environment takes a lot of feedback from students and instructor. It is essential to create an on line community that fosters feedback and that it is even OK to give extra credit to those students who provide feedback to other students questions. It is also important to provide feedback to those who may dominate on line environments.
In this module, one of the things I learned was that are 3 basic approaches to teaching an online environment. They are: 1) A teacher-center approach with limited interaction incorporates the least amount of facilitation. 2) a mixture of teacher-centered and student-centered approaches with a moderate level of interaction means that, for the most part, the teacher leads the majority of the discussions 3) student-centered, high interaction approach, which works best with highly motivated students.
It appears to me that this course is a "teacher-centered approach". For me personally, as the student, I like this approach. I prefer the independent learning.
Feedback is crucial to improve the overall experience of students and their learning.
I especially like the idea of using both formative and summative evaluation. This provides an indication of how much each learner, and how much the entire group has moved toward the course objectives.
As I will be conducting short seminars, the pre/post assessment may not, however, be expedient.
I especially like the idea of using both formative and summative evaluation. This provides an indication of how much each learner, and how much the entire group has moved toward the course objectives.
As I will be conducting short seminars, the pre/post assessment may not, however, be expedient.
