I appreciated the review of types of communication and what is most effective for different types of interaction. With so much available, it was great to have a concise review to point me in a direction to explore. I hope to incorporate more tools in the future.
It is important to remember to assess and reflect on the tool's effectiveness to ensure proper usage and effective communication.
Online classrooms creates so many problems that need to be understood. Without live chats. You have no idea who is behind the keyboard. We all know student to student interactions is many times sharing and trading answers. There needs to live human interaction to look a person in the eye and know that they know the subject matter. If you are going to test online you need a larger pool of quiz / test questions. One online test leads to print screens being passed around. Essays work great. Different test days for different students. Just like different types of test hits all the different learning styles, you need to have strict rules regarding shring work unless in a group format.
Interesting take on the varied methods of communication to assist in online education. Well organized!
There is a plethora of online communication devices/ tools one can incorporate into their online class. I will researc which ones will best serve my communication needs and not feel pressured to use all of the funcions available on that specific tool. I may also seek out other ways to use those functions if they fit the needs of my class.
Providing an opportunity time and again for student feedback on the communication loop is critical in sustaining your online course activity.
Interacting with students and staying up to date with their learning progress helps improve learning.
I have learned the importance of selecting appropriate technology tools to use in online teaching. I will use formative and summative assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of my technology tools
Reply to Aricka McCauley's post: I have a Google Voice number that I use with my students so my personal number is still personal. I love using text to communicate with students. It's in real time and I don't have to constantly be logging into my email. I turned off the notifications so when I'm not available I'm not bombarded with text dings. My students appreciated my availabilty to help them.
I have learned to not use texting lingo when posting to an online learning format.
I learned it is extremely important to align the right technology for the appropriate use. Proper investigation and assessment of the function associated with a technology is necessary to ensure overall effectivess is achieved. Instructors are responsible for ensuring students are given proper instruction and direction on how to use recommended technologies.
It's important to identify the pros and cons of technology tools that you are considering using for your students.
Due to COVID-19, I have utilized a free texting app so that students don't have my personal phone number. I use it to contact students who I see struggling. It has proven to be very effective and 7 out of the 9 students I reached out to responded within two days where email got no response.
It is important to review the types of tools that can be used in the classroom setting and to carefully choose based on what benefits the students, teacher, and the situation. It is also important to get feedback from students to see what works and doesn't work.
The purpose of technological tools is to foster better communicatio, and the tools should be evaluated to see which tools work best for the situation.
This module talks about the various forms of communication. It seems like they need to update the platforms mentioned. Telephone and email are effective one-on-one communication tools, but for large group terms like "Conferences" and "Zoom" conference calls should be added.
- learned about tech communication tools for one on one, small group and large group situations
- learned to match the tech tool to the appropriate function to make sure tht the message is conveyed effectively
- make sure that the tool used does not hinder but enhance communication
- may need to review all of the pros and cons of the differnt tech communication tools to see which one is approrpriate for your audience or student group
- learned about the different tools that exist for differnet ways to commuicate through technology
- assessing student comprehension during and at the end of the course or class (formative/summative) is vital
- remember the importance of reflection to see if communication between teacher and student, student and teacher and student and student has been effective. If not, what were the challenges?
- ask students for suggestions on how to improve and the teacher should also reflect on what they thought and how and what might be needed to make sure that communication is effective.
-The importance of identifying relevant communications tool.
-Survey students to help determine which tools they're familiar with.
-Determine the pros and cons of the tools to be used.
while making the transition to in class teaching to online, i have found staying in contact with your students, is a way for them to achieve success. having a group for side chat is a great tool as it helps the students to communicate with the instructor, as well as the other classmates, for questions or comments regarding classwork.
Another thing online teachers need to be concerned about is what there current LEA wil and will not support you in! Something I do do with every form of communication is I hold on to a copy of every communication ffrom parents, students, colleagues or adminstration!
