Brightspace webinar: What I Learned from Teaching Online

College of the North Atlantic

WHAT I LEARNED FROM TEACHING ONLINE

FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS

Office of Distributed Learning

Presented by:Holly Morris

Online Business InstructorFaculty Trainer

College of the North AtlanticNewfoundland & Labrador

Canada

College of the North Atlantic

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• Teaching since 1987• Taught & Developed Business and

Computer courses• Part-time Teaching & Developing

Courses online since 2001• Full-time teaching online since 2007• STHLE College Educator Award 2013

Your Facilitator

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1. Include an Icebreaker or meet and greet – Answer each one

Where you are from originally and where you are living now (if they are different)

Any personal bits of information they want to share

Ask specific questions about course:Ie: any training experience

Try a game like Pizza or Jelly Bean

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2. Use the News item.

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• Use Calendar tool to highlight due dates

3. Calendar Tool

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4. Use last accessed date

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5. Remember who your students are.– Single and Stay-at-home parents– Working part-time or full time– Full time student– So be flexible with due dates

6. Check into your course every weekday.

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• Create meaningful discussions• Allow students to discuss topics

without interference• Grade discussions – but not too many• Have students respond to at least one

other student• Have a General Discussion area

7. Use Discussion Tool

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8. Respond to discussions questions and emails quickly within 24-48 hrs.

9. Check in with students via email.

10. Set office hours.

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11. Tell students that movements are tracked.

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12. Use a review sheet for exams

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13. Use the survey tool.14. Give a choice of assignments15. Use live web sessions for reviews

and difficult material 16. Use videos, activities, end-of-unit

quizzes (Self-assessments) and links to extra material

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• Games• Badges• Intelligent Agents• Analytics• Brightspace Pulse (mobile)

Future Features

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• Live – on campus– Essential Skills, Advanced Skills, Customized

• Online – through web/video conferencing• Email and Phone (Holly Help Line)• Seminar – Technology Enhanced Teaching

– Designed to enhance teaching skills (online & on campus) – Content, Management, Tools

• Help Desk for faculty/students • Instructional Designers

Faculty Training

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Any QuestionsThank You

Holly Morrisholly.morris@cna.nl.ca