How to make your online students feel loved Or at least treated the same as your traditional classroom students David Atencio Information systems Reedley College
When do you work “online”? After… –Other traditional classes –Committees –Meetings –Grading –Office hours –Reading and responding to
What’s left for your online students?
Online challenges 1.Academic rigor and strong outcomes 2.Assessment tools 3.Teacher-student communication 4.Class Discussion 5.Assignments 6.Quizzes 7.Grading 8.Peer communications
So what are you…?
A Weekend Warrior? or A Night Owl?
Free tools to help you manage your time
Movies and Podcasts Tools (free) –Audacity –Community Clips –Power Point –Jing –Debut –BSR5
Movies and Podcasts cont… Keep them generic Keep them simple Keep them to the point Keep your face out of it
Launching Video Screencast Personal Webpage BlackBoard Facebook (more about this later)
Personal Communication Cell Phones… Oh no!!! Facebook… Please don’t –Issues Security Concerns Identity theft, masking, etc… Phone abusers
Google to the rescue Google Voice Google Docs Google Apps
Virtual Office Hours Join Me Connect Now
Equipment A decent computer –Lots of RAM –Decent video card –Strong processor AMD Phenom Intel I3-I7
Other free tools Logmein.com Dropbox.com ConnectNow SendNow Windows essentials –Live Mesh
Avoid getting lost in the “Cloud” Pick a system and stick with it Test it with your classroom first Include short movies with instructions
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