Texting tools (like Remind) speak to the students' familiarity with technology and enhance their empowerment by being able to reach their instructor if they are not at their computer. It's another tool that helps with the communication process, but is better for short bursts of information.
I have never been a social media user, but I can see how effective a modality it can be when used with students
y to Lawrence Bufalino's post: The formative and the summary allows for feedback in real time and also at the end. This is great because it allows for quick correction to difficult areas of communication.
Communication is a key component when it comes to learning. There are a variety of tools that can be used in the online classroom that can enhance communication between the educator and the students. Choosing the appropriate platform and using its related features are vital to achieve this goal. The effectiveness of the online tools used should be gauged regularly by both the educator and the students in order to respond and adapt to the needs of the "classroom" as quickly as possible.
It's important for the instructor to selected the ritght communication tool when communicating to their students'. The communication tools have there pros and cons when they are used to communicate with a class.
I learned that telephone contact should be for between 10-20 and may nnot alwyas be effective for larger groups. Email communicatiion with studetns should be at specific times and with good instructions provided with expectations. Also, I liked the breakdown on the specific tools for small and large group interactions.
i think its important to see both point of views
Different forms of communication is important when going from F2F to online.
Texting and phone calls to students in an online format are very effective ways of communicating.
It is wise to investigate all technology tools and use the tools that best fit students and instructors.
The following questions may be added to an instructor's end-of-Course evaluation to help assess the technology communication tool's effectiveness.
There are a number of tools for Instructors and students to communicate with one another in an online environment.
Communication represents the fundamental step of both teaching and learning, and communication is the most important part of any learning process. The accent on communication in an asychronous environment is even greater because it can have a great impact on the overall success of your teaching.
Different technologies for communications need to be investigated so that one is selected to meet the needs of the course.
My observation of the following presentation are that there are many different tools that can be used to effectively communicate with students. Although, these tools are all useful tools, some are more effective based on size of the class or number of students. I think it is important to be able to differentiate which are more appropriate than others, especially now since technology is becoming more prevalent and utilixed in our classrooms.
What I learned is that as an instructor you have to adapted to what the students use to their adavtage that will help them become successful, times have changed and the way that we learned 10 years ago is very different than how some learn in this day and age. we have to use all this new technology to our advantage.
Feedback is necessary. This provides a clear picture as to how effective, user-friendly, etc. technology is for the student experience.
I was familiar with and had utilized some fo the tools prior to working on this course. I am learning how to best choose what I ascertain to be the right tool for the right job, and also valuable ways to evaluate the effectiveness of th echosen tools
It is important to find out what communication methods work best for students and to change it if it is not working well.
Technology tools sometimes can be intimidating, which is why it's necessary for us as Instructors to also step out of our comfort zone and explore new ways to implement communication tools. I'd like to explore currents apps or social media trends that our student find easy to use.
