I learned that the technology is a very important dynamic element of the online course.
Key time management strategies and applications are important for successful on line instructors.
Keeping in mind the student needs it is very important when considering a course revision.
Start, Stop, Continue sounds like a great way to get feedback from your studnets about what's working and what's not working in your course.
I learned about "formative" and "Summative" course revisions, when to implement these course revisions onto the course accordingly along with feedback & resources providing info to assist sudents acheive the learning outcomes.
Ask students every 3-4 weeks what is working for them. What should the instructor change? Keep? Feedback is good to understand if the information is being learned and retained by those you are teaching.
Change is inevitable, so be prepared for changes. Keep track of old versions, and make sure you update all the supplemental material that may be needed when a change occurs.
Use of online professional development as well as collaborating with peers is important to further education. Change occurs frequently. As educators, we must be assessing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluationg the teaching environment and content.
Frequently evaluating, analysing, and updating content is crucial in online learning.
Course repositories are extremely useful. One think to keep in mind; however, is that links must be checked regularly to make certain they still work and material should be kept current. The longer an instructor teaches a course, the more they will have to pull on when making course revisions.
Nancy Tosh
As an instructor, I have learned the importance of altering a course in order to maximize my students' learning potential.
My main take away is that professional development can be an informal process via observation.
Professional development and embracing the ongoing need for change will promote success in the online program.
Courses should constantly be changing in evolving to meet the needs of our students.
Formative and summative evaluations of a course lead to constructive revisions of a course.
Professional development can be obtained via workshops, conferences, and other experienced online instructors.
Course revisions should happen frequently and in a way that is only improving the course information.
I didn't realize you could update a syllabus. It makes sense and can improve student retention of the subject.
I leaned/liked the idea ofa dynamci syllyabus with links to helpful resources.
The importance of keeping course content fresh and up to date and that summative course evaluations may provide detailed information which may need to be analyzed and assessed for appropriate revisions and take longer, typically 1-2 weeks.
