| Students may lack
appreciation for or understanding of the time commitment required for
online courses. They may lack the communication skills,
self-directed learning skills, and study habits essential for success
in an online course. Managing your classroom is crucial for
creation of a positive learning environment.
This
section contains information that can help you avoid or manage
classroom management issues common to distance learning courses.
Most of this information was generated by online faculty;
feel
free to adapt the material for your own courses.
- Course and Time Management
Techniques pdf document
The authors present
three common scenarios with appropriate instructor responses.
Source: Building
Online Learning Communities, Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt, 2007
- Guidelines for Online Discussions
The
University of New England provides discussion guidelines for all of
their online courses. These eight guidelines are very
succinct, easy-to-read, and a good resource link for your own course
website or syllabus.
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