More Power to You- The Online Classroom and Community.
Building
a community within the online classroom enhances the ability of
students to succeed. Students need to feel an interest in the course
in order to put effort into it. Extensive introductions including
occupations and career goals are helpful in setting the stage for
interaction and collaboration between online students. This
particular teacher, Mr. Hall, sends survey questions to students as
a way to engage them in the course by getting them to think about
their own learning.
In
order to build community, Hall also creates multiple opportunities
for student discussion. He
posts questions and
monitors and gently guides discussions. This teacher also hosts
online chats with predetermined topics to be discussed to enhance
student comprehension of content. Additionally, Hall points to his
use of videos as a way of making online students feel more connected
to their instructor.
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