There is great counsel in suggesting that faculty do Google searches for time management skills. It is easy to just assume I have it figured out, but we always need to be students of learning, even with time management skills.
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Some things that I have learned so far is time management is important, staying organized and that I am delivering the information to the class in the best possible way for them to learn.
As an instructor it is important to promote active, collaborative, and problem-based learning. The instructor must be careful in designing activities, projects, and discussions that engage students. The instructor is the information manager, and should have control over the structure of information, the processing of information, and the delivery of information. Scheduling time for checking emails, grading papers, and providing feedback is a must; stick to the tasks as scheduled and make sure your students are aware of the schedule, and the components of the course.
Focus and be organized in order to accomplish tasks in a timely manner
Time management is important for online instruction. Setting up a dedicated place to work avoids distractions and motivates to stay focused and organized.
Workload strategies are important in teaching an online course, in order to avoid getting overwhelmed and staying on track.
I look forward to learning more about this subject.
I look forward to learning more.
The concept of workload management is crucial to instructor success. I appreciate the idea of starting FAQ and FATQ discussion boards so students can ask peers questions about how to access course materials, etc. before they contact me. This will no doubt save me a lot of time usually spent answering often-repetitive inquiries about basic course navigation and performance, which can be easily answered by another student.
Instructors must understand their priorities and stay on task by organizing the course and the workload efficiently and practicing time management by sticking to an organizational plan and working in a space that is free of distractions. Also, students should be made aware of course expectations and approximate times needed to accomplish tasks.
I will organize my time more wisely by following some of the suggestions provided in this lesson. I particularly need to allot the proper time needed for assessing students' work.
Time management is key for both the student and the instructor. Utilizing a technology system that once an assignment is submitted the system will turn off notifications.
A successful online learning experience starts with the instructor. An online instructor who manages both synchronous and asynchronous learning environments must have a high level of organization and access to any additional support that may be needed.
Organization is critical to course management. Like when you have student groups taking the course from multiple location. Example would be having a mix of civilian students and military students. Hard to manage the military schedule/deployments and try to keep them in the timeline for a course
I used a tip from the content and invited my students to share experiences with technical issues that have been resolved in the course's ongoing discussion board.
Management of the workload and staying focused.
In my experience with teaching online courses, it is necessary to have excellent time management skills to allocate adequate amounts of time for online work. I feel that teaching online is more time consuming than teaching a face-to-face course, because of the extra time it takes to communicate with the students or to guide students that are not comfortable with the online environment and technology.
I agree with what I read in that " Therefore, the role of online instructor will include offline tasks as well as online tasks." and if you are organized, you can stick to the task at hand because it is very easy to get distracted and take longer than expected.
I find being organized and utilizing a to-do checklist helps me to stay on task with my online courses.
To be an effective workload manager you have to be efficient with your time and focused on your goals.
I will use many of the strategies described to help myself and my instructors improve on our time management skills.
Instructor and technology support are key to a successful online class.
