Completed ED 102
Very interesting course, ED 102, and I like the interjection of information to keep it interesting. I would say some highlights are some direct pointers on how to keep the students engaged in learning. I will definately use the sharing some students professional insights for my class.
Sincerely Ed Goold
I have been teaching an online course for almost three years. I wish I'd taken this course earlier! It would have provided a foundation for best practices. It's not too late though. I especially appreciated some very practical steps to take: creating rubrics for discussion forums, calling for short biographies the first day of class and sending a personalized e-mail to each student by the end of the week.
The course was also timely in that it addresses the issue of "the angry student". I just encountered one a few days ago! I dealt with it reasonably, thanks to my able supervisors on several levels, but I appreciate the descriptions of different behaviors of students who are "difficult".
Ruth Whitaker,
I have found this course to be interesting and helpful to me. I will be encorporating some of the things that I have learned in my teaching experiences and reinforcing techniques that I already utilize. This course helped me to realized that I am somewhat on track.
ED 102
A very worthwhile course - lots of good information to transfer to classroom setting. Hopefully it will help me to be a better instructor.
