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Community college students are more likely to come from under-served populations and are inclined to feelings of self-doubt in academic settings. When learning online, our students need to know they have an instructor who cares and is there to support them, and that they are part of a vibrant learning community. Effective online teachers mindfully cultivate their presence at the course level and one-on-one with students. These interactions foster a relationship based on trust, which is the foundation of a learning community.
Reflections
Reflections
Where I was.
Where I was.
Posting on discussion forums and emailing the deadline reminders never provided the feedback if the information was perceived effectively. I didn't feel students' presence and I am sure students might not have felt my presence either.
Where I am.
Where I am.
I send a welcome welcome video in beginning of the semester so that students will know a real teacher is present to help them in the class. I communicate with students in a weekly basis through Confer Zoom. Also, I provide them video feedback for the assignments.
Where I'm headed.
Where I'm headed.
In the near future, I am planning to use FlipGrid and VoiceThread to for the discussion board assignments to increase the students visible presence in the class.
Examples
Examples
Welcome video:
Welcome video:
I send a short welcome video to my online students on the first day of class. Also, I send a welcome letter a week prior to the class start with important details like login information, technical support number and other information that they need to know before the start of the class. Also, I will add the welcome letter in the announcements which will help the late add students to know about the pre-semester email that you sent. Here is an example of my welcome video for my Intermediate Algebra Students!
Weekly Office Hour:
Weekly Office Hour:
I hold office hour through confer zoom every week and go over students questions. I use white board feature to go over the problems.
Grading Feedback:
Grading Feedback:
Discussion board assignments increase student to student interactions. When grading assignments, I provide video feedback for students. This is fast and very interactive as students can feel the my presence.
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