How to make your online students feel loved Or at least treated the same as your traditional...

How to make your online students feel loved

Or at least treated the same as your

traditional classroom students

David AtencioInformation systemsReedley College

When do you work “online”?

• After…– Other traditional classes– Committees– Meetings– Grading– Office hours– Reading and responding to email

What’s left for your online students?

Online challenges

1.Academic rigor and strong outcomes

2.Assessment tools 3.Teacher-student communication4.Class Discussion5.Assignments 6.Quizzes7.Grading8.Peer communications

So what are you…?

A Weekend Warrior? or

A Night Owl?

Free tools to help you manage your time

Movies and Podcasts

• Tools (free)– Audacity – Community Clips– Power Point– Jing– Debut– BSR5

Movies and Podcasts cont…

• Keep them generic• Keep them simple• Keep them to the point• Keep your face out of it

Launching Video

• Screencast• Personal Webpage• BlackBoard• Facebook (more about this later)

Personal Communication

• Cell Phones… Oh no!!!• Facebook… Please don’t

– Issues• Security Concerns• Identity theft, masking, etc…• Phone abusers

Google to the rescue

• Google Voice• Google Docs• Google Apps

Virtual Office Hours

• Join Me• Connect Now

Equipment

• A decent computer– Lots of RAM– Decent video card– Strong processor

• AMD Phenom• Intel I3-I7

Other free tools

• Logmein.com• Dropbox.com• ConnectNow• SendNow• Windows essentials

– Live Mesh

Avoid getting lost in the “Cloud”

• Pick a system and stick with it• Test it with your classroom first• Include short movies with

instructions

Need help?reedleydave.comdavid.atencio@reedleycollege.edu