In my experience of teaching online, online presence is very important. Responding to student introductions, being active in the participation forms and posting announcements regularly make students feel like you are present and ready to help them and engaged with the class. Some students have never learned in an online environment and this helps bridge the gap between their brick and mortar experience and online learning.
Provide communication guidelines in the syllabus
I have learned the importance of communication between the instructor and the students, in addition to how to manage this communication model, in the same way, knowing not only the expectations of the students regarding what they expect from the course but also that it is necessary to know their generation to personalize treatment and communication, finally the importance of managing rubrics as evaluation tools and as means of communication between instructors and teachers. I will put many of these contributions into practice in my online courses.
