Learning from peers is extremely important and something we do from the beginning of life. We learn how to walk and talk from imitating our patients. We perhaps learn to …
Strategies for fostering critical thinking. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. “Critical thinking is a process that challenges an individual to use reflective, reasonable, rational thinking to gather, interpret and evaluate information in order …
Variety adds appeal as a moderator. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Adding variety to your course will create a huge impact on your learners allowing them to be more engaged in the material being …
eLearning students have more responsibility and less structure. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Virtual students need to spend a great deal more time in an online learning environment then in a classroom course for many reasons. …
Healthy online communites are established with guidelines and expectations. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Defining participant guidelines and expectations from the beginning of a course helps to establish several things within an online course community. “Building Communities–Strategies …
Online courses demand more time management and independent motivation. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. I have personally found that online courses definitely take much more time to fully participate within and therefore demand greater time management and …
Facilitating online communication and/or learning (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Facilitators need a large supply of skills to help keep them on top of their online environments and keep them apprised of the …
Limiting the use of audio or video if you use it at all. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course.ELearning designers are more and more frequently using a minimalist approach to their courses. From a technological viewpoint: “…limited bandwidth has a direct impact …
Best Practices in Online Learning
My final submission for the current portion of my course required a brief summary of one of the chapters of our course text book. We are utilizing Palloff & Pratt’s …