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Participation whether it is a Synchronous or Asynchronous meeting is the truest way to assess content knowledge!
Great learniing betwwen synchromous and asychronous. Now its time to place the stratergies in my virtual classroom.
I learned several differances and teaching stragies for both synchronous and asychronous teaching. Rewarding students for provinding indept responses and feedback to other students, and keeping the online conversation/discussion boards active will help the students grasp different concepts and components of the course.
Monitoring the discussion board and offering feedback is key to asychonous discussion. requiring students to work in small groups in a great way to foster participation for introvert individuals.
The differences betwen the use of synchronus and asynchronus discussions will be very helpful in structuring a class. It was interesting that while synchronus discussion was best suited to an individual student at a time, that is can also be suited to small groups of 5 or 6. This migh lend itself well to group assingments.
I was thinking about having an online session to go over a lesson on modeling a part and programming the G-code. This module taught me that that is a bad idea! Teaching should not be done in synchronous settings. That should be done individually so that the student gets what he/she needs and doesn't have to feel like he is competing with other students or be embarrassed if they don't know something.
Asynchronous is good for foreign students that are less likely to contribute in a class, group, or face-to-face setting while synchronous is best left to one-on-one conversations.
I learned the difference between a synchronous message and a asynchronous message.
I have learned that synchronous sessions should be avoided with large groups. Also international students and slow readers can have difficulty with synchronous sessions. Synchronous sessions can be used with small groups with specific goals in mind. You should allow for some small talk at the beginning of a synchronous session.
Feedback is such a hard thing to give teenagers. They often take offense to critisim even when delivered gently.
I really enjoyed this module because I am a teacher who really relys on face to face feedback and discussion with my kids, and ever since we have moved to online learning, I have struggled with reading my students and reaching out to them. I will use the feedback information to really focus on how I reply to my students when they email me a question.
It is important that all parties students and teachers are participating in an online course.
I have learned that engaging the students is a good way to keep everyone interested in the material. It is my job to make sure that the conversation stays on the subject matter or you will have students becoming uninterested in what is being talked about. Never use Synchronous for a session of more than 5 students. This is considered a chat session and moves fast. Use Asynchronous for discussions as it will sometimes take longer to answer questions and the chat moves slower. If you have constructive criticism, you should send that student an email and do it in a way that it doesn't hinder the student from wanted to talk to you or learn.
This module was very interesting to me. Zoom is the current "Cool Tool". Teachers who have not taught online before all are trying to use Zoom to recreate a classroom experience. That is a form a Syncronous Learning, which is not encouraged. Instead asyncronous learning is prefered to allow more thoughtful participate and allow learners to learn at their own pace.
Providing asynchronous and synchronous instruction are both effective strategies in leading online discussions. However, it is important to know the goals of the discussion before choosing a strategy. For example, if you need to present new content, asynchronous instruction would be an appropriate approach, but if you need to clarify information to one student, synchronous discussion would be a great approach.
I learned about feedback. I think I am pretty good at giving feedback but sometimes it is good to be reminded of the why. I also learned a lot about setting up informal sessions. We are currently teaching for 4.5 hours and we utilize audio, video, and chat. I didn't think about the slow typists as being an issue but that is definitely as issue.
Discussion Board
This module had a lot of information. I learned and concur with the information provided on methods of communicating with students. I completed my bachelor online at East Carolina University and my graduate degree online at Liberty University. When I think back, all my teachers applied the principles covered in this lesson. I know from experience that asynchronous is the best method for all learning styles for online learning. I tried to figure out which of the three learning styles I had. It is true, asynchronous communication is easier than synchronous. A couple of my teacher incorporated a couple of video calls towards the end of each degree and they went well. Moreover, as the lesson mentioned, the classes were broken down into groups to be on those calls. I would apply the information covered because I know it was effective for me.
Evonne Dantzler