Use website tools specially i2s is the main key to be a great online instructor.
Communication and collaboration are essential. Students must feel like they belong. Use web based tools to allow for interaction when planning course. Make it clear int eh syballus means of communication used in the course. Students need to learn with nor from technology.
Everyone learns at a different pace. Giving everyone the tools to buit their scaffold to match their learing skills is essential for each indivdual to succeed.
After reviewing this module, I have learned that commuincation with students is the best way to succeed in online learning. All students communicate differently; however, finding the way they communicate individually will help them succeed.
I learned about scaffolding and how it provides structure for student learning and focus for student activities.
I have done the "flat line" syllabus for the face to face class rooms, but see the need and will work on a more dinamic syllabus.
I like the idea of providing a reward for good participation.
Having a clear and precise syllabus is pertinent to students understanding what will be expected and how they will be assesed. Also the importance of allowing students the ability to brainstorm and openly converse on subjects without being assesed by the instructor can be a helpful tool through discussion with others to bring a different perspective and further clarity, or bring up questions about students understanding. I believe these discussions need to be graded on relevant participation void of content in order to insure students get involved.
Statement in presentation, "students need to learn WITH the technology, not FROM the technology "
in my opinion should be omitted, as both statements are synonymous.
Using the syllabus as a road map for the course or module, students know what is expected of them. Your syllabus will change based on what the student needs are. Having good communication with students can and will help for a relationship in which students are comfortable and will ask for help when needed. Building off skills acquired in modules can and will help students master their trade.
The presentation of scaffolding is very realistic the students build on what they know and you can give input and also evaluate.
Learning to chunk information into a wiki is a new term for me, and to understand how this is applied.
I learned that it is important to build a dynamic syllabus. One that is live and can be updated as needed during the course. Having a dynamic syllabus helps students find the information needed to be successful in the course.
Developing a logical, comprehensive syllabus is of vital importance to students successfully managing online learning. I really appreciate the point that student should be learning using the technology not learning how to use the technology. Clarity of a syllabus is key.
I have learned that scaffolding is inportant because it provides structure for student leatrning and focus for student activities.
Creating a dynamic syllabus and utilizing online tools to create an e-community will contribute to student and teacher success.
One big takeaway from this is in how students must benefit from your LMS by "learning with the technology rather than learning from the technology"
One big takeaway was in how students must benefit from your LMS by "learning with the technology rather than learning from the technology"
Like in face to face courses, scaffolding is extremely important. Additionally, it's important to create a dynamic syllabus that learners can interact with, and to update it as you move through the course.
Instructors need to carefully scaffold instruction as it provides the structure for student learning. As instructors develop the course, they need to focus on their role as a tour guide creating a map that will support the students' success in the online course.
