Engaging students is important for their learning because when they are paying attention and are concentrating in class, they are receiving more information that will remain in their brain. Participation is crucial as well as maintaining a good learning environment using different tools the internet offer.

What do you do when the students do not follow your syllabus, emails, or phone calls?

I supose I need much more time if I did not find it.  Do yo think so?

Years ago, I used to think that I needed to be in a classroom and have a professor in front of me to be able to learn. These days I would not change online education for anything. I can take the course at my own pace and study at odd hours from home. Online does require self-discipline and focus, but if you have a goal in mind you can reach it.

Engaging students is important for their learning because when they are paying attention and are concentrating in class, they are receiving more information that will remain in their brain. Participation is crucial as well as maintaining a good learning environment using different tools the internet offer.

I think when students are really engaged they can excel,  with the proper time management skills.

How do you work with students who are dealing with difficult situations at home like death, and grief from deaths of loved ones.

Setting High expectations is helpful, along with prompt feedback.

Drb Brand

For those with disabilities, how does the instructor know the equipment a student is utilizing. Our school does not allow tests to be done on an IPAD, this is because of formatting, so this is a concern for those with disabilities and the equipment they use, how do we know it is effective with the formatted content. 

Deb Brand

I have been using Kahoot! Blooket, Quizlet, and Quizziz a lot.  My students LOVE Blooket, because of the outrageous competitiveness in acquiring points, yet I think for that very reason, it isn't reinforcing information acquisition and retention as best as it could.  Some of the rules of the game are difficult for my adult learners, they often ask their children to help.  Kahoot! has been good, but due to the nature of the peer creation, caution is the word, as many are careless in providing correct answers.  Quizlet and Quizziz are not as dynamic but are certainly focused on reinforcing newly learned material.  

I think many educators are unaware of the communication needs of some of our students. Technology has come a long way, and we could certainly students who could benefit from the use of speech generated devices. 

Social networking is all about building a community.

Good communication is needed to aid in the student's success.

Adult Learners seem to learn best if they can relate the content to their personal experiences. 

It is important to understand the accommodation and special need for the student. 

With students who have very busy schedules and students who may or may not complete the assigned work that is part of the points counted for their grades, how do you encourage them to participate in the blogging?  What percent of students fully participate and what percent make an attempt?

Thanks for your insight.  I look forward to reading your experiences.

I really would have liked to see an updated discussion about how to handle not only traditional forms of plagiarism, such as copying previously published work, but also advice on how best to respond to newer forms of academic dishonesty relating to the incursion of AI-generated content into the classroom. This is a new, but vitally important area for discussion and debate within the academic community as the technology advances almost daily at this point, an instructors will need to have resources and a plan for addressing the inevitable question of whether any of these new technologies should have a place in modern educational environments. Of particular importance is the question of how to evaluate the possible pros and cons of integrating AI models, and whether they can enhance the quality of student learning, or if they in fact hinder it.

How do the color charts help international students who have ESL when asking certain questions during the introduction to best describe themselves?

What Distant learning to me is the act of taking a course online with a professor that maybe in another state where my lectures and assignments are posted, and discussion are posted for the purpose of interacting with other students.