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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
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