TERRY MELTON

Developing an Instructor/Student Working Relationship

In an online course it can be difficult in five weeks to develop an instructor/student working relationship. I have been very lucky to have a high number of military service members enrolled in my previous classroom and now online course. It gives me an opportunity in my Bio to address my military service and the students understand. In addition to having had a full time job; raised a family and worked on my degrees. I am also taking an online course at this time toward an MBA. They can read that we have similar stories and life experiences. Letting them know you are human and real builds on the relationship and trust.