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5 ways to be an innovative online instructor

eSchool News

In a landscape where online instruction has become more commonplace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some educators face challenges associated with operating as an online instructor in a virtual environment. The following 5 tips can help you to be an innovative online instructor who engages students: 1.

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Conversation and Coursework: Strategies to Engage Undergraduate Students with Course Content 

Faculty Focus

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., Subsequently, instructor facilitated classroom conversations intended to enhance understanding of course content may stagnate and falter.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Students need to engage actively with challenging tasks, and work in groups talking about learning, trying solutions to problems, recording observations and getting feedback in the moment from the instructor.

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How Instructors Are Adapting to a Rise in Student Disengagement

Edsurge

Administrators at Texas State asked instructors to go back to teaching as they did before COVID-19, Meeks said. “I For Meeks, the longtime instructor, this means students are missing out on the whole point of college. “I Or read a transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. I gladly did that because I love being in the classroom.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Teachers have three primary roles – designer, instructor, and facilitator. When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. The responses always yield the same results.

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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

However, if humans learn by participating in their lives then how can online learning be effective? Participation. Participation. The goal of online learning must be to increase participation to ensure that students are regularly exchanging ideas and learning from one another. Community of Practice. References.

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Strategies for Increasing Instructor Presence

Faculty Focus

As an instructor, I have always considered myself to be friendly and approachable. Student perceptions of their instructors’ attitude toward them has been shown to be a predictor of student motivation (Wilson J. However, I have learned that many students tend to be reluctant to reach out for a variety of reasons.