Instructional Delivery | Origin: EL103
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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.
Creating a learning community through discussions and clear communication is important for student success
Clear and timely communication will help students stay on track with course work
A good syllabus is critical for students to know what they are supposed to be learning. It also helps with communication between students and students (and students and instructors, etc.). Additionally, you need to think about students' prior knowledge and experience because not every student is comfortable with the same work and learning system.
Syllabus is a key component that needs to be comprehensive.
Scaffolding materials are important for student success. There is no one-size-fits-all learning situation. Teachers must have different forms of instruction ready at all times for students.
It is important to use many delivery methods to get the students participation. The same method won't work for all students.
Organize my online discussion in different ways
Keeping what is necessary in the syllabus only
Scaffolding is important when teaching and provides structure to learning.
This module succinctly summarized the benefit of a clearly communicated syllabus as well as online learning communities.
Utilizing different communication methods (i.e. discussion boards, group online meetings, etc.) helps students feel as if they are part of the group and foster learning.
Scaffolding is imperative for student success.
Scaffolding helps students to build on their prior knowledge, experiences, and skills with new knowledge presented in an online course to develop more complex and robust learning scaffolds.
What I have learned is that scaffolding will help with online learning. It will will make it easier for students to understand the course.
Well-built scaffolding allows the learner to use their prior knowledge and experiences to assist them in learning new material.
I've found that when I teach 3D modeling, students who have a background playing with Legos, or even building blocks, have an easier time understanding some concepts when I relate those concepts with the concepts they used with those childhood toys.
The scaffolding allows for a structure to ensure that the students are informed, engaged, and assessed, and the course may also be assessed for successful adoption, and as a result, the syllabus can be changed.
The challenge in online courses is developing effective means of communication and community. It's important to model effective communication to the students and help them feel comfortable sharing with each other.
Timely communication can be the difference between success and failure.
Communication is key. When I was going through the interview process for my job, my program director asked me if I would have a problem calling my students. I was surprised by this questions. Of course I don't have a problem calling them. If I notice they need help, have been absent, missed an assignment, or got a low grade, etc, I'm going to call them. Email is good but we all know that they are easy to ignore. I know not everyone is comfortable with speaking, so I start with a text and build up to a phone call.
