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Empathy for students who struggle online is an asset for any instructor. I have constructed courses for online learners. I never considered that students might have difficulty working in this format.
The 7 Principles of Learning is my biggest take-away. In my setting faculty is comprised of professionals that have become educators, not professional educators. I can tie the 7 Principles to policy related to online course facilitation & student interaction as I create/redesign faculty onboarding.
A lot of the advice and guidance harkens back to lessons learned in the previous century... was 1996 really that long ago? The "think before you speak" reminds me of advice from my father, along with the "communicate with control" i.e., don't let your emotions run rampant (reel it in) and make every effort to be courteous -- this netiquette reminder is a good way to start the class, and to refresh if students lose sight of the community spirit.
students can fall into many pitfalls when it comes to online learning and one of those would be procrastination and not realizing how much time is involved with an online class. I will help provide the students with guidelines to keep them on tract.
It is important to respoect and take into account different ways/styles of learning
Understanding the 7 principles of learning is a great foundation for online classroom environment.
Our goal is to help the syudemt to define what sucess means to them. We help the shape their career goals. We show tham that goals are interactive. We help them learn to balance goals and areas of their lives. We teach them proper formats for inteaction. We key them into the pitfalls and provide lessons to help the become successful students.
In order for students to get the most out of the online discussions, their faculty need to encourage them to be substantive in their posts. Faculty should not be giving full credit for every post a student makes. There should be additional details included that help to further develop the discussions about the topic. Faculty can ask additional questions to get the students thinking more critically.
Having an understanding of the 7 principles of learning is key to online learning success.
Time management is critical. Everyday schedules and events can rapidly change the flow of activities. It is very important to plan couse tasking and assignment in a manner that allows for external situations.
I found the table of best practices when communicating course expectations, helpful.
I like the way this laid out. It shows ways to interact with the student, how to improve communication ans commitment. I have a lead in discussion. I am going to direct more of what to look for.
Netiquette is my mian take away from this lesson. We learn about incivility in the classroom and I think we forget how easily it can be noted in the online environment as well, espeically since we lose out on the ability to analyze nonverbal communication.
I would say that the studnet must work a plan to be successful in the field of study they enter. The must have good time management skills and be ready to take on teh mentality that they must plan for success or they will fail.