Tricia Mehall

Rubrics should be detailed enough so that the assessments are helpful, but also use general terms so they can be used for assessing a variety of student responses.

Understanding why social networking is so impotant to the online classroom learning platform.

The six principal media strategies for presenting online content can be a highly effective tool.  Providing visual and audio applications creates a sensory connection to the lesson.

When taking a quizz or an assesment it is very helpful to have more than one attempt.  Having the chance to elavate your grade to a higher score allows the student to go back and reexamine the content, which will also help the student retain more information.

I agree that online learning can engage learners in the same way as face-to-face learning.  The only difference is the absence of live face-to-face human interaction.

A successful and effective online course should provide presentations of content in multiple forms, structural integrity, and navigational simplicity.  These components enhance student interaction, better retention of subject matter, allows students to focused and stay engaged during the course.

In Module 4 I found the recommended effective strategies for communicating with students to be very helpful.  When problems arise it can be very dificult to express yourself in a correct and professional manner. The main point to resolving any issue is to keep the lines of communication open and provide any assistance possible.

Asynchronous discussions are more effective to the online lerning enviroment than synchronous discussions.  Students will likely be more delibrate and detailed in their written contributions, by incorporating asynchrouous discussions into the e-learning platform.

By creating a one-on-one relationship with your students, you will gain their trust, and respect. Establishing a personal connection will promote an enriched, meaningful, and dynamic learning enviroment.

This module introduced and explained the importance of a well planned out Course Managment System, and support infastructure. To have a succesful experience teaching online requires several factors, although without a foundation based on a well oraganized e-learning enviroment it will not be effective. The information from this module will provide me with the tools to build successful and effective relationships with each learner.