Building a Positive Climate Katherine Harris Brooke Moore
What Students Want: Characteristics of Effective Teachers ONLINEFACE-TO-FACE1. Respectful 2. Responsive2. Knowledgeable 3. Knowledgeable3. Approachable 4. Approachable4. Engaging5. Communicative6. Organized 7. Engaging7. Responsive 8. Professional 9. Humorous Delaney, J.G., Johnson, A.N., Johnson, T.D., & Treslan, D.L. (2010). Student’s Perceptions of Effective Teaching in Higher Education. St. John’s, NL: Distance Education and Learning Technologies
“Instructors and students work together to create and sustain an environment in which everyone feels safe, supported and encouraged” Saunders & Kardia – University of Michigan
First Step Getting To Know Each Other
Digital Selves/Digital Communities Courtesy Paurian's Art Textures
F2F vs. Online: Opportunities/Challenges
Common Ground
Promoting Ownership
Exercise?
During Class Building Community
What threatens a community?
Success