chellie purdie

I learned how important it is to manage the communication process and clarifying my expectations of civility-being polite and respectful, being professional, be careful with humor and sarcasm, etc. I will develop guidelines and a Communication Code of Conduct included in my syllabus.

I learned a lot about how tech based communication falls into 3 categories. I never realized that it broke down into small group, large group software, and then social networking sites and how they are used based on the different sizes of the class. I will try a few different methods to see what works best for me and my students.

I learned about identifying delivery methods and strategies in the online environment I learned that you are not just transferring content from a F2F envrironment to an online environment, but you are transforming the content. I will focus on trying to transform my content and not just transfer it.

I learned the various methods in the facilitation process and how many roles the instructor plays in an online course. I am going to make sure that my syllabus states exactly what my expectations are in the online course in regards to communication and participation.

I learned a lot of advantages and disadvantages of both the asynchronous and synchronous learning environment. I've taken college courses online so I got to experience the asynchronous environment and I've been in the classroom with students, so I got to experience synchronous as well and I see how both can be valuable. But teaching in the asynchronous environment will be challenging. 

I learned that there are so many different technology tools that can be used for online learning and that there are so many functions to a lot of the tech tools. I will need to research the one that is best for me and try it out and then get feedback from the students.

I learned what "closing the loop" means. I also learned reasons to revise a curriculum and all the ways that a course can be evaluated. Very interesting. I think i'll try a portfolio with the students.

I really learned the difference between summative and formative assessment. I knew the difference to a slight degree, but this helped me to understand it even better. Also learned ways to create a rubric. I will practice making a rubric, it is one of my challenges.

I learned how important effective communication is with an on line course and how important it is to make sure that instructions for course communication has to be included in the syllabus. I will make sure that my syllabus includes not only expectations, but also what i expect in terms of communication.

I learned a variety of ways to create, test, and revise a course module and the important things that are needed to make it successful. I'll make sure to have my friend test the module and give me feedback, as she already teaches an on line course and has knowledge in this area.