Facilitator planning is an important key to the students ability to build their learning scaffold. It is important for the syllabus of the course to be interactive so students can use it as a component to guide them through the course. The syllabus should be easy to use, and provide all needed information. The facilitator should always survey to see if anything was missing or needed from the students in the course. This will only better your instruction as a facilitator.
I learned the different types of communication, I2S, etc. Also, to set certain parameters and rules for students commenting online.
It is important that students learn WITH technology rather than from it.
My key takeaways are to create a syllabus that is easy to access over and over as well as to integrate scaffolding techniques. I had never heard scaffolding addressed in this sense, but it does make sense in the context of a digital environment.
Students must be given an opportunity to form an online learning community where they can interact while learning.
I found the keys to communication helpful; I plan to particiapte, give credit for taking part in communication avenues, allowing anonyminty (when appropriate) encourage collaborations and being realistic. This are new to me as I deliver online teaching to middle schoolers
Reply to Carey Fabacher's post: I agree with you, the syllabus is very important.
I learned the importance of creating a dynamic syllabus for an online class instead of the same one that I would use for my face to face classes
Creating a sense of community is important for student retention and success. A student who is participating regularly is getting the most resources from the classroom regardless if it is an on-campus class or an online classroom. To achieve better online participation we can incorporate discussion boards, group chats or group projects which encourage interaction and build teamwork.
I will definitely incorporate a FAQ section in the future to help my parents which will help me.
Creating a syllabus is extremely important for users to have. I also learned about creating example so that students understand what is asked for assignments.
Communication is an important facet of online learning. The syllabus must be dynamic and comprehensive. The student must feel part of the online community. This can be accomplished by using many tools such as chats, forums, etc. Scaffolding is important for learning. Each of these ideas revolve around good communication.
I learned about developing a syllabus and learning scaffolding.
It is important to have a clear and concise syllabus. The syllabus must be dynamic in which if there is a change then make the change and let students know immediately. Students come from different backgrounds so as a teacher it is very important to be detailed in creating an online class.
Scaffolding can help students learn in an online course.
Making sure that learning is scaffolded and keeps students engaged. Online and Classroom.
I have learned that is important to have a dynamic syllabus that students have access to. Also that scaffolding instruction is important to help students build their knowledge by using previous knowledge and instruction.
The sense of community is something that is easy to get in the F2F world and I didn't prepare for it with the recent situation.
I need to think a little harder on getting this going..
Sometimes it takes some trial and error to see how the learning community works most effectively. It can be changed and altered as necessary.
