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Teaching Online: A Student-Centered Approach --> Instructional Delivery

Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.

 I learned that the syllabus is very important for establishing methods of communication.

Use discussion tools to encourage students to learn and help one another.

I learned the importance of scaffolding to enhance learning and get the best outcomes for my students.

I learned that effective communication is the key to a great online course. Great course!

I learned how important and valuable a syllabus can be for students, especially in an online environment.

Academic scaffolding and how to incorporate it.

It's important to build understanding for the students and be clear with instructions.

Found the entire module outstanding. Particularly the part on scaffolding.

Students are more apt to have a more concrete understanding of materials when they can not only communicate with one another, but also use scaffolding to build information on top of itself for learning purposes.

I liked the section on building a syllabus that highlighted the importance of not just posting a flat syllabus. In my courses I have steadily added to the syllabus and created a more dynamic document. There were some good suggestions on using blogs and wikis for creating an online learning community that I should put into practice.

Syllabus is the foundation and use of the scaffolding to assist and encourage students

Syllabi for the online environment must be dynamic. Using the old, flat method to a course syllabus will not be effective for online. 

I thought the consideration about allowing students to post to discussions anonymously was interesting. While I like the grace it affords to certain students whom are sharing more sensitive content, I could also see this feature being abused. There is a certain accountability that comes with putting your name to something, and I think students under aliases could become too comfortable saying things they might not if they were to use their real names.

In an online teaching environment, instructors must ensure that students are learning and applying their knowledge through targeted activities. The course framework and module templates provide consistency, helping students scaffold their learning by building on prior knowledge and skills. The instructor acts as a guide, supporting students' success by providing structure through scaffolding, which helps students focus on learning objectives. Effective scaffolding involves tasks such as providing clear instructions, clarifying purpose, keeping students on task, offering assessments, guiding students to valuable sources, and reducing uncertainty and disappointment.

The syllabus is a core document that outline expectations for students and instructors alike. This dynamic document is invaluable to the success of a course. 

I have learned the importance of developing road map that assists students by having a logical sense of the course and its expectations as well as a guide for their success. 

When I have my students do discussions, I tell them WHAT to discuss, but I need to remember to also tell them HOW to discuss rather than assume that the process is self-explanatory.

The importance of creating community.

Creating a syllabus that is easily accessible and easy to follow is important.

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