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It can be difficult to keep up with all of the newer technology but it can be important in order to reach your students.
Time is the biggest challenge of online learning. An instructor MIA is a big worry for online students.
I try to provide a very structured online class, but I need to remember that not everyone may learn the material the way I have arranged it.
As a welding instructor, the majority of my instruction is hands on. Students obviously have to get their hands dirty, so to speak, to learn to weld. This course has given me a new respect for other forms of learning that my students could benefit from.
Online learning is majorly growing in popularity and as an instructor I too must embrace technology. At our institution a survey indicated 79% of students prefer online.
Flexible Time
Learn at Your Own Pace
Your Classroom Will be Where You Choose to Be
Communicate with Your Instructors More Easily
Have More Time for Your Hobbies
Be More Motivated to Attend the Classes & Participate
Gain Time Management Skills
Improve Your Technical Skills
Providing additional resources for students reflective of the course to help support learning.
From this section, I have learned that hybrid courses could be useful in my area of teaching. Having both online and in-person class could really benefit the students. For instance, by having online assignments the students are able to work at their own pace and focus on what is trying to be taught. Versus trying to complete the assignment within a class period where they may feel rushed and are least likely to put in effort.
Instructors should be very clear on thjeir office hours and how and when students can reach out to them for online classes.
As an online instructor, students look to you to model the behaviors they should exhibit. It is the instructor's job to encourage participation and to be observant and respond when students are becoming disinterested.
Online asynchronous teaching can be engaging and interesting for students with the right plan and tools integrated for learning.
Online teaching has some limitations. Students are responsive to up to date technology and tend to learn and interact when it is incorporated.
Online teaching is here to stay. We have to design interactive classes that will keep our students engaged.
Online learning is not without its limitations and challenges. Not all students are tech savvy. Not all students are full-time. Time Management is the biggest issue I find with my online students.
I love teaching online because of the new ways you can reachout to the students. It is amazing and I enjoy sharinbg new insites of technology to my students.