I notice that with both asynchronous and synchronous learning, there are always students who are just not motivated and either fall behind or do not do well the entire course. I wonder what are better ways to keep track and push for a better success of those students, especially in online learning when you do not meet these students often. 

For those of you with years of online teaching experience, what has been your biggest challenge and how have you successfully dealt with the challenge?

Thanks,

Janice

How can we empower students while still providing necessary guidance in a technology-driven world?

In this day and age technology learning is critical for success

Change can  be good if handled properly

It is unfortunate that the times are changing and the government takes so long to keep up with it. E-learning has been around for years now, yet we still have so many people no quite understanding how it works properly in regards to copyrighting. I have a better understanding of how copyrights work as an educator. It can be challenging to understand the verbiage at times when you are not a lawyer.

Depending on the goal the instructor is trying to reach can determine the style of questions or interactions with the students.

Due to the outline and structure of the course being established already, it is for the most part user friendly and easy to navigate.  Having resources within the system allows students to access tools to increase their productivity. 

Everyone learns differently.  Providing options especially online can increase retention of the information being taught. Some learn by hearing,  some are visual learners, some learn by interacting.  Providing options especially online enables the instructor to increase chances of students success in the course.

I am going use this information for my prospective students. I do not want to violate privacy and give them the most accurate information possible.

What can you do when you have very different levels on the same class?

What different tactics can be used to engage learners as it relates to online learning?

Yes, the role of the Instructor preparedness is critical  to the learner ,however the student must have a clear understanding of what time management and commitment  means as an indivual, which perhaps will need some adjustment at first to continue and be successful. That is the goal.

How do you use scaffolding in your online courses?

Quality e-learning courses employ the capabilities of learning delivery technologies to foster multi-sensory learning experiences, and multimedia learning environments that are controlled and managed by the learner’s action and decisions.

Course content needs to include activities where critical thinking and problem-solving are practiced by the students. Activities like case studies can be assigned to workgroups that can meet via zoom or any other interactive two-way communication format to discuss and work together to find solutions to the problem presented. It is important that whatever activity is assigned has built-in strategies for engaging every student.

Every Student has a different learning style. Each student has a different approach in the learning process

With the ever-shrinking attention span of today's learners, I find it challenging to keep their attention on learning activities. Cell phones are the worst thing to have happened to the modern student, in my opinion. Today's teachers have to try to capture the goldfishlike attention span of modern students. I'm wondering how we as educators, can successfully compete for the attention span of unmotivated students in a digital environment with flashy content that may or may not serve to instill the desired competencies. (Just a thought.) 

Asynchronous Learning is learning that is needed in today's environment.  With the changes we saw during the pandemic it is needed for K-12, but also for adult learners. 

For this discussion, I would like you to respond to the following question, providing examples of how you would resolve the problem:  Students have complained that online classes (asynchronous) do not involve the opportunity to ask questions and get quick responses from instructors the way they would in a face-to-face or a synchronous class.  I have seen some courses include an "ask the teacher" open discussion post available for students, but this doesn't provide the spontaneous Q and A I think that they are looking for.  I have created a Zoom hour for some of my classes, but these have been set as a once per week opportunity, and while it gets some student participation, it has been hit or miss. 

So here's the question:  Is there a method you use or have heard of that would resolve the student's need for Q and A time with the instructor that can mimic the spontaneity of a face to face classroom?  Please provide examples.

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