On-Line Learning Thoughts

In-Person and Blended  In person component essential for: –building relationship Student to student Student to faculty –Experiential learning –Sensing what the students learn and elaborating  On-line component essential for –Continued relationship building –Learning from each –Quiet reflection possibilities  Together –Form a combination that allows for different modalities of learning…the quiet can be heard; the effusive can learn to listen

Creating a course  Face-to-face learning –Theory –Experiential –Real time Q&A –Learning together  On-Line learning –Deepens reflection and learning together –Identify areas from reading, class, and/or projects that need Linking Elaboration  Decide on the amount of face-to-face time needed –Experiment at first…error on the side of more face-to-face time –Understand your audience  Decide on the amount of time instructor will –Be on-line –Comment on work and not comment on work

What Instructor Needs to Know  Audience  Style of instructing on-line…how much to comment  Most students want an instructor’s comments, questions, knowledge, and wisdom  Most students want to know instructor knows if they are not on-line

Keeping People Engaged  Remark on their participation  Engage in their work: comments and questions  Stimulating and relevant questions  Commitment to peers

On-Line…Not for everyone  Ask about relationship to on-line v. face-to- face  Watch their reactions  If possible, offer trainings that are only face-to-face  Learn from the students and alter structure accordingly