Heidi Allen

I've learned that you can't just take your lessons and assignments, put them online, and call it online teaching. I've also learned that the learning object library will save time in teh long run, even though it may take a while to get everything together.

I feel a little bit overwhelmed with the idea of delivering the content, managing all the discussions, providing feedback, and then somehow translating this all to the gradebook accurately and in a timely manner. At this time I don't feel competent enough in my CMS to even kow where to begin with this.

It was interesting to see how asynchronous discussion was so much more effective than synchronous. I appreciated all the input on how to maintain the focus of the discussion as well as to provide feedback and constructive criticism to students.

Many of the methods I depend on in the classroom to establish a rapport with my students are not really applicable in the online environment. I will definitely use the idea of posting my bio and then requiring the students to post one as well.

Regarding the Course Management System, not only do I need to become very familiar with it, but I will need to be sure my students know how to navigate as well. This will improve communication and interaction with students.