Posts Tagged ‘online teachers’
July 1 - Creating an Online Presence for Your Online Students
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
No one doubts the assertion that online students are more likely to be successful if they feel connected to their instructor and fellow students, but just what is the best way to build those connections? In a recent interview, Todd Conaway, an instructional designer at Yavapai College, shared a few tips on building student engagement,
March 18 - Classroom Management Issues in Online Courses: Tips on Mitigating Unwanted Behavior
By: Christopher Hill in Effective Classroom Management, Online Education
Problem students can create just as many classroom management issues in the online environment as they can in a traditional classroom, perhaps more. Last week in a live online seminar titled Managing Expectations and Handling Difficult Students Online, Dr. Susan Ko, executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland University College, provided strategies for mitigating unwanted behavior in online courses. Below is an excerpt of an interview conducted in advance of the seminar.
January 1 - Online Teaching Tips to Ensure a Productive New Year
By: Errol Craig Sull in Asynchronous Learning and Trends, Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Take a few minutes to consider the following online teaching tips to help you start out the new year revitalized, enthusiastic, eager, and just happy as hell to be teaching online
November 28 - Overcoming the #1 Complaint of Online Students: Poor Instructor Feedback
By: Errol Craig Sull in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
I recently conducted a survey of more than 300 online students to learn of their most vexing issues with online courses. One item—of the 40+ mentioned—was cited by 68 percent of the students: poor feedback from their instructors. [...]
