1. Getting Their Attention Carol Womack Santa Monica College February 2, 2007

2. Start the Dialog  Welcome…  Expectations  Deadlines  http://smconline.org/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=1376517&Survey=1&47=856535&ClientNodeID=37785&coursenav=0&bhcp=1 http://smconline.org/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=1376517&Survey=1&47=856535&ClientNodeID=37785&coursenav=0&bhcp=1

3. Encourage 2-Way Communication  Include chat assignments  Post Announcements  Student chats are OK  Use audio

4. Keep Track  Ask them to send you an email  Ask them to verify email address  Let them know when an assignment is missing or late

5. Unlimited Resources  Point to the Library as often as necessary  Use the good WEB  Tell them about wikipedia

6. Lectures  Experiment constantly  Use Illustrations  Give them advice often  How to write a research paper  How to format a bibliography

7. Make No Assumptions  Are they listening?  Are they reading assigned material?  Are they understanding?  Did they buy the textbooks?

8. The Good Side  Online students will let you know when you made a mistake  O.S. will let you know when you haven’t graded their assignments  O.S. will let you know if they are having trouble with the technology

9. The Challenges  Online students feel anonymous  Students will try the easy way first  Students do not always understand WHY it’s plagiarism.  Accommodate learning styles  Accommodate disabilities (not a choice)

10. Share with Colleagues  Your Innovations  What Worked  Problems with the software  Teaching online can get lonely

11. Carol Womack  http://library.smc.edu http://library.smc.edu  Staff  http://www.smc.edu http://www.smc.edu  Faculty homepages