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I completed an intensive course on Rubrics a couple of years ago and tried to utilize them in some of my assignments. However, I may have missed the suggestion, but I never really thought about using rubrics for course evaluation. I will be developing formative ones for each of my courses.

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Reflection and Action Plan

I have had many of my practices reinforced during this course. However, I can see some of the ways in which I could improve my current practice.

For example, I will be developing a Learning Plan as part of my portfolio for each course. This will help the students to understand the experience and have buy-in early in the course. I believe it will enhance the lesson planning process, especially, the assessment/evaluation step.

I will also be working to develop some case studies based on the criteria offered here to enhance the retention and thinking skills of my students. I… >>>

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Cultural Differences Are Not Necessarily Foreign

As I was arguing with myself about the differences in my own classroom among students born in the United States, I arrived at the slide which included the subcultures in the continental US. I will be using some of this information in my classroom orientation to help my students identify reasons they might not want to participate in some group assignments. They are not aware of why they think differently, but it poses a challenge to try to accommodate all those differences and negotiate a successful assignment. So, thank you for that slide. It would be helpful to include some… >>>

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Becoming a Teacher-Instructor

It is a paradigm shift to go from being a student to being a facilitator. The acquisition of knowledge and the many exams we take in preparation to teach is in direct contrast to the role we have to play in the modern classroom. We are constrained by standards and time frames and pacing guides. It is a mindset that I will continue to work on changing.

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Course Delivery | Origin: EL102

I need to give consideration to the aspects that might be outside the content instruction:

1. technical and system difficulties that require me to have technical support readily available to solve problems or answer questions related to the course availability or delivery.

2. questions regarding the course boundaries that require me to discuss and get clarifications from the course author.

3. understanding the roles and responsibilities of the guest lecturers and informing them of the expectations.

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Online Course Content Transfer | Origin: EL104

Instead of simply converting a F2F course to an online course, it might be easier to create a new course. So, I will consider the options for delivery, the objectives and goals that need to be attained and the student outcomes that will be measured. These, along with my instruction style will help me organize my outline for the course.

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Guide on the Side | Origin: EL104

The facilitator should foster learner-centeredness, meaning that I should plan to be the moderator and allow the students to discover through collaboration, peer-to-peer support, and their own learning experience. However, it is important that I model the expectations and assess the students' understanding, expecially during the beginning phase, and continually provide the technical, administrative and academic support that they need for engagement, deeper learning andsuccessful learning outcomes.

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Synchronous versus Asynchronous Learning | Origin: EL104

In choosing to provide synchronous or asynchronous instruction, the teacher needs to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each, including the needs of the students. If students are not able to access the information successfully, whether it is through an unorganized arrangement of the course material or through competing challenges in their personal lives, the likelihood of student success will be diminished. Student success needs to be a high priority in every aspect of course design and development.

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Technology Tools | Origin: EL104

There are tools to support a variety of teaching and learning styles, and each tool should be assessed for its effectivenes to the teacher and to the learner--before it is used, during the time it is being used and after it has been used. The tools may have a variety of applications, but all of them may not be necessary to support the learning outcomes in each session or course.