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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
College of the North Atlantic
• 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
