Set aside time to complete tasks specific for your course.
Planning is the key to online teaching. Prioritizing teaching and life is important. Instructors need to set up the time frame for work and communicate it to students is a strategy to manage workload.
Work / life balance is so very important, in order not to get burned out. Time management skills should be implemented to prevent this.
I look forward to learning more about this topic.
I am excited by the idea of refining my course templates to further streamline my workload moving forward; there are some great tips here!
It is important to have a structured workday that is planned during times that are less likely to interfere with the instructor's concentration and progress but also important to establish boundaries and to explain those boundaries to students and stick to them.
I tend to be "available" at all hours except when I am actually sleeping, which the students appreciate, but it does create expectations that I will always respond quickly at any time of the day or night. I need to establish a set time period and stick to it.
A well structured course can reduce student and instructor stress, which creates a more conducive learning environment. Successful course design starts with a plan and includes several executions for fine tuning and modification.
I live on the and that brings along a lot of distractions. I close the blinds.
Giving clear directions and objectives. Instructor presence is very important.
Time management is crucial in balancing your workload.
Planning and using a template are both very helpful.
Lead by example, and make sure that there isn't any badgering or bullying going on within posts and online forums/chats. I also learned a new acronym: ADDIE = Access, Desing, Develop, Implement, Exectute!
It is important to have proper and clear instructions for your content and modalities. Students should be able to clearly navigate through their assignments/assessments with minimal clarification. If clarification is needed, the instructor should be able to reach out in a timely manner.
Establishing boundaries for myself and my students is essential. Time-blocking is important not just for "work hours" but for non-work hours. Teaching from home can often make you feel as if you "never leave work". Turning off my cell phone, shutting my home office door, etc. allow me to psychologically "leave work". My students have my personal cell phone number (required at my UNiv.) - this often makes them feel as if I am "available 24/7". As such, informing students of communication expectations. Ex: I will respond within 24 hours. I will not accept phone calls after 5 pm. is essential to create a work/life boundary, to provide students a clear expectaiton for response to alleviate their anxiety, etc.
There are a few different models for developing online courses. I was only aware of the first one presented to us.
Learning online teaching skills to be more effective is a resourceful course for me. It explains all the reasons for the experiences I was having when we had to switch to full synchronous teaching online. Also being a student at the same time it was very hard to manage my time for both schedules.
In the liquid society, sometimes you don't know how to distinguish between work and life. Now with working from home, it seems more difficult to set limits. Plan and limits
Time Management, being organized, clear communication, polices & Time / Workload.
Effective planning is key to having a successful online course.
