Posts Tagged ‘manage your online classroom’
May 18 - Guidelines for Online Teaching Success
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
Years ago at a faculty meeting Larry Ragan, PhD, director of Faculty Development for Penn State’s World Campus, was trying to soft-sell the idea of performance expectations for online faculty. He didn’t want the discussion to be misinterpreted as an indictment against their teaching style, but he also saw an opportunity to share proven practices for improving the online teaching and learning experience. Finally a senior faculty member grew tired of the tip-toeing around the subject and said, “If you don’t tell us what is expected, how will we know what to do to succeed?”
November 11 - Making Online Discussion Boards Work for Skills-Based Courses
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
If you teach a skills-based course and wonder how online discussion can enhance the learning experience, consider Roger Gee’s approach to the use of online discussions in his introduction to accounting course.
October 28 - Online Teaching Tips for Leveraging Students’ Insights and Experiences
By: Errol Craig Sull in Online Education
Teaching any online class is time-consuming and can be a juggling act. The instructor must keep students engaged and motivated, adhere to a variety of deadlines, quickly answer all student emails and postings, react to in-class “emergencies,” stay on top of all school policies, and teach the subject in an easy-to-understand manner—while remaining a patient, upbeat, and constant presence through it all. This is no easy task, and while we each have developed approaches to help us, there is one often underused “tool” that online instructors can employ: the students in one’s course.
October 11 - Online vs. Face-to-Face Throwdown: Good Teaching Transcends Course Format
By: Mary Bart in Online Education
In the 2009 report, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, the Department of Education reported that “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
April 14 - Online Teaching Tips: Sweat the Small Stuff
By: Errol Craig Sull in Online Education
When we teach online courses there are many fundamental issues that concern us: knowledge of our subjects, teaching strategies, engagement of students, school policies, deadlines, grading and returning of assignments, posting announcements, and responding to students—the list goes on.
February 18 - Eight Ways to Increase Social Presence in Your Online Classes
By: Hong Wang, PhD. in Online Education
Social presence is an important concept in distance education. So, how can we increase social presence in online teaching? Here are some ideas for you to try.
February 5 - For a Successful Online Teaching and Learning Experience: Communicate
By: Lawrence Ragan, PhD. in Distance Learning Administration
Regardless of the size of course enrollments, the key to a successful teaching and learning experience for both the learner and instructor is communication. Clearly defining and communicating the expectations will address the uncertainly of what role and responsibility is required of each participant.
