Get Your Students Hired
Learning the language of positive online communication is a prerequisite for teaching as a whole in todays educational climate.
This course has helped me recognize, as an instructor, the areas that I can work on to help the students feel more connected to the course and to each other. Some of the areas I intend to work on are some of the holistic/personalized approaches for the start of the course, particularly setting up a virtual first day of class. I also will work on using positive words instead of negativity when addressing a group or an individual student.
Your written tone is very important when it comes to communicating with your students. Always be positive, affirming, and available for your students.
It's important to collaborate with the students through acknowledging their presence, emotional state, and anxieties. Sometimes students need to find the answer themselves, but through collaboration we can help guide them to a better state of mind and into a place of learning.
Comment on Mae Dorado's post: I agree that building is important. I do not want to be seen as just doing my job, I would like to be seen as trustworthy and supporting.
Comment on Jennifer Williams's post: Looking back, I don't self disclose too much, but it will now be a option that I will entertain.
It takes more than a mere email to connect with a student. Care has to be given with a email to ensure that one is acknowledging the student by name and acknowledge their emotions. Read carefully and read between the lines. I have to acknowledge their concern. Going forward, I will surely use emojis within my emails. I liked the response sequence as well.
I know that my communication with my students will be enhanced from reading this module.
Consistent and valuable feedback interaction is paramount for online learning. Also, integrating the ARCS writing technique when communicating with students is valuable: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction.
Giving prompt positive feedback and relationship building and communication go a long way both online and in person.
Effectively communicating to our students with positive enhancements to engage the modern learner.
There is so much information regarding the communication style of the online educator and the retention and satisfaction of the student. An educator needs to be mindful and deliberate with communication they have with students. This seems like a practice that takes time but is very important in the success of a class.
Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of online communications, and the need of learning new writing skills to improve online communications.
Basic use of relational writing to create a rapport environment and improve retention rate. The sequence of the response to regulate student’s emotions to a logical decision-making.
There are systematic ways in which a sense of community can be established and maintained in the online teaching environment.