Phyllis Davis

I have had the opportunity of using a live lab to help my students with practical applications for their coding problems. At first, I was afraid of the technology, but after I did it for the first time I realize how important it was for them to get the understanding of the homework they had to complete by themselves. I don't know that online school facilitates having study groups when you are hundreds of miles from the students. If anyone knows how that works I would love to know!

This term I was given the task of a course that would be better served if it was presented onsite than online. It has been a challenge to me, as it has taken more initiative on my part to convey more information to the students than what they are getting out of the online lecture and textbooks. I know that I will have to take what I did onsite and convert it so that my students can understand it without me standing overthem to help them through it. This is challenging, but not unobtainable. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have noticed that some students who have all of the work completed and maybe even ahead of the others are sometimes hard to motivate them to participate in a chat or live weblab. They feel that they know enough and don't want to participate. Any ideas?

I feel that the more detail an online course is the better chance that you as the instructor has to add your personability to your course. Instead of the course just being BC100 or whatever it is called, it then becomes Mr. or Mrs. So and So's class. The same passion you have teaching something onsite can be portrayed online when you are able to reach out to your students and meet their educational needs.