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Your Role as an Online Instructor: Coach, Guide, Instruct, and Orchestrate
Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Associate Professor, NationalUniversity, Sanford College of Education [email protected]
Scott Campbell, Associate Professor, National University, School of Professional Studies [email protected]
Online Teaching Conference 2017
http://tinyurl.com/otc2017ppt
Session Description
This session will examine the important role instructors have in creating a strong online presence with their students. Online education has revolutionized the way we teach and students learn. Student expectations are changing, so must the role of the instructor. Students spend an inordinate amount of time working independently. As a result, students are much more likely to feel isolated relative to the traditional on-site class experience. Therefore, it is incumbent on instructors to create a strong online presence. Dr. Chandler and Mr. Campbell will provide best practices for creating a strong presence with students in the online class.
Big Ideas
• Building the Learning Community
• Instructor Presence/Teacher Centered
• Instructor Interaction
• Student Engagement/Learner Centered
• What Students Say
• What the research says about balance of the interaction in the online learning community
• Applications of video in the classroom
• Qualitative Study
Building Community
Building Community
Building Community/Discourse
• Opening Email/Announcements
• First impressions
• Introductions (Video Asynchronous)
• First course meeting online Synchronous
• Frequent Updates, 3 times per week
• Wrapper Announcements/Updates
Building Community/Discourse Con't
• Threaded Discussion Wrap Up
• Students Share (2 minute talks)
• What's Due?
• Grading updates
• Shout Outs to SuperStar Students!
• Give thanks and honor!
Instructor Presence
Little or no interaction
No feedback
• Grading without comments
• Grading without rubrics
• Not posting grades or feedback!
Not respectful of time
Instructor Presence
Millennials
Not respectful of time
Busy work, more not less
Need to go deeper and broader
Encourage reflection and metacognition
Time
Instructor Presence
Lectures are not learning
"Powerpointless "
Students as Learners
• Work Independently
• Interaction with instructor
• Interaction with each other
• Not a correspondence course
• Sense of isolation
Web 2.0 ProjectsVoki/Video & Animations
VideoModels
InfographicsTweet Style Comments
Students as constructors of knowledge
Application of Video in the Classroom
• Focus on instructor and student as creator (less emphasis on video resources).
• Applications include (but not limited to):• self introductions (e.g. Synchronous and/or asynchronous
sessions)• feedback on student work• videocentric synchronous communication sessions (and
recorded)• announcements • discussion board
Self Introduction
• Text or ideally, video:
Review of Student Work
Feedback to Students
• Text (online gradebook)
• Markup Comments
• Rubric
• Graphical/ infographic-resource
• Audio
• Video/Audio
Synchronous Sessions w/Video
Embedded Video Announcement
Video-Based Posts in Discussion Board
Qualitative Data on Video in the Classroom
• Participants = students in a Computer Based Technology in the Classroomcourse. Ten (?) responses from a class of twenty one students. Extra Credit.
• Objective: to determine student thoughts about using video to build community in the online class (?)
• Use of video includes:• Self Introductions (DB)• Video feedback on assignments• Embedded video in discussion threads• Use Zoom web conferencing tool for weekly Live Sessions• Announcements• Discussion Board
Questions
1. Did you find the video feedback I provided helpful? If so/not, what did you like (or not like) about it?
2. What is your impression of users being live on video in the Live Lecture in terms of helping to build a stronger community in our online class? Please explain your answer.
3. Overall, do you feel that the use of video in the classroom (Live Lectures, feedback on assignments, etc.) to be a useful tool to help create a stronger connection to other students and instructors in online classes?
4. Overall, do you feel that the use of video in the classroom (Live Lectures, feedback on assignments, etc.) to be a useful tool to help create a stronger connection to other students and instructors in online classes?
Did you find the video feedback I provided helpful? If so/not, what did you like (or not like) about it?
"I did enjoy the video feedback it is easier to understand what your reaction is by being able to see your face and it makes it a little more personal."
"I did find the video feedback helpful. It allowed me to see what mistakes I made while listening to the commentary. Something that you do not find in a traditional classroom."
"….the feedback was more helpful to me than the written [sic]...when I saw the video, it was as if I was in class with you and that you were telling me exactly what you have in mind....the video let you go out all the way and you take the time to say exactly what you want to say to me. It was more convenient to me to listen to you than to read what you would write."
What is your impression of users being live on video in the Live Lecture in terms of helping to build a stronger community in our online class? Please explain your answer.
"..it made things a little more personal. It gave it more of a classroom setting. I really enjoyed this I felt like I knew my classmates a little better because I was able to put a face with a name. I also prefer an in class setting over online…...this seemed to be the best of both worlds."
"It is way easier to comprehend and understand material that may have been confusing to one person and not another."
“It is nice to put a face to names, and then look back at the bio discussion board to remember who is doing what. I feel like that makes the experience more like a conversation that you would have in an onsite classroom."
"It was the first class I’ve ever taken where there was a live video, and I earned 80% of my B.A. online. Actually seeing your classmates does make a positive difference..."
"Sometimes just reading their discussion online gives a sense of disconnection and actually seeing them in person makes you feel like a class."
"It definitely gives the feeling of a stronger community because you can put a face to the person you’re engaging with. It felt like a much more 'real' classroom and I really liked to see the diversity in our class as a whole."
“I wasn’t very fond of the Live users on the required lectures. I find that as an introverted student, being on camera made me extremely nervous. One of the reasons I signed up for online classes was because I’m not the best public speaker, and these live sessions at times caused my anxiety to be out of control”
Overall, do you feel that the use of video in the classroom (Live Lectures, feedback on assignments, etc.) to be a useful tool to help create a stronger connection to other students and instructors in online classes?
"Yes, using ZOOM really allows you to feel like we are all in the classroom together and makes it very easy to talk to your fellow classmates and professor about what we have been learning and allows us to get questions answered thoroughly, rather than just emailing which can sometimes lead to confusion. It definitely built a stronger connection to other students as well because we were able to all see and hear each other and discuss things that we learned, which helped us teach each other.”
"I believe the live video to be a major plus for students. We are social animals and need to have the social connection within the class. I feel the videos provided that. It also helps build trust when you can see the person you are talking with. I worked for a huge corporation where my boss never made any video conference calls and for 2 years I never saw my boss. I had no clue what he looked like or who he was. The trust built with even just a picture can greatly help out."
“I do, it gives you more connection to the class and to the work. It makes it more personal, you can’t just turn something in a hide. The live video lectures make you explain yourself and your work.”
“Haven’t felt connected like this since actually taking a sit down course.”
“Yes, absolutely. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I signed up for an online program. The use of video actually made the class feel like a real class and felt more interactive.”
“Furthermore, the commentary that was given to the assignments allowed me to improve as a student and review the mistakes I made.”
“I do believe this is the best thing that could happen to online classes. One can interact with each other, seeing a visual communication. One can now fil in the blanks of what individuals look like and sound like.”
“Feedback on assignment is more promising for me, I hate the long readings most of the time, now I get to hear exactly what you have to say. And the fact that you address me by name, let me know that you are talking directly to me when you are giving me my feedback.”
“Again, I do think it is a tool that makes the classroom more enjoyable, and it is nice to not only hear people’s voices, but see their facial expressions as well. When you are stating a point, and see heads nodding, it is more reassuring than hearing nothing on the other side.”
Which video/s were most helpful (please list at least one or two), and why?
Feedback on assignments most common response
Second most common dealt with my comments in Discussion Board
Also noted was Live Sessions (participating and recorded sessions) and video-based Resources
Which video/s were most helpful (please list at least one or two), and why?
Varied responses: DB feedback, Video resources, Live Session (no consensus).
Logistics
Requires access to hardware and software
Potentially a learning curve
Need for developing a workflow
Takes a bit more time
But worth the effort
Take-Aways
Video is critical to creating a strong online presence and for building community.
Video serves to increase comprehension, motivation, and trust.
Worth the extra effort of time and resources.
Build the Learning Community
• Strong instructor, coach, facilitator, orchestrator presence • Before the course begins
• Announcements
• During the course• Feedback on Work
• Updates
• Synchronous Discussion Zoom or BB Collaborate
• Build the Social Presence
• Build the Cognitive Presence
Your Role as an Online Instructor: Coach, Guide, Instruct, and Orchestrate
Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Associate Professor, NationalUniversity, Sanford College of Education [email protected]
Scott Campbell, Associate Professor, National University, School of Professional Studies [email protected]
www.tinyurl.com/otc2017ppt
