February 16, 2016 What I Learned from Teaching Online (Webinar) Presenter: Holly Morris, College of the North Atlantic for the Brightspace Teaching & Learning Community

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM TEACHING ONLINE
FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS
Office of Distributed Learning
Presented by:
Holly Morris
Online Business Instructor
Faculty Trainer
College of the North Atlantic
Newfoundland & Labrador
Canada

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• Teaching since 1987
• Taught & Developed Business and
Computer courses
• Part-time Teaching & Developing
Courses online since 2001
• Full-time teaching online since 2007
• STHLE College Educator Award 2013
Your Facilitator

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1. Include an Icebreaker or meet and
greet – Answer each one
 Where you are from originally and where
you are living now (if they are different)
Any personal bits of information they want
to share
Ask specific questions about course:
Ie: any training experience
Try a game like Pizza or Jelly Bean

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2. Use the News item.

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• Use Calendar tool to
highlight due dates
3. Calendar Tool

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4. Use last accessed date

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5. Remember who your students are.
– Single and Stay-at-home parents
– Working part-time or full time
– Full time student
– So be flexible with due dates
6. Check into your course every week
day.

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• Create meaningful discussions
• Allow students to discuss topics
without interference
• Grade discussions – but not too many
• Have students respond to at least one
other student
• Have a General Discussion area
7. Use Discussion Tool

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8. Respond to discussions questions
and emails quickly within 24-48
hrs.
9. Check in with students via email.
10. Set office hours.

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11. Tell students that movements are tracked.

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12. Use a review sheet for exams

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13. Use the survey tool.
14. Give a choice of assignments
15. Use live web sessions for reviews
and difficult material
16. Use videos, activities, end-of-unit
quizzes (Self-assessments) and links
to extra material

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• Games
• Badges
• Intelligent Agents
• Analytics
• Brightspace Pulse (mobile)
Future Features

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• Live – on campus
–Essential Skills, Advanced Skills, Customized
• Online – through web/video conferencing
• Email and Phone (Holly Help Line)
• Seminar – Technology Enhanced Teaching
–Designed to enhance teaching skills (online
& on campus) – Content, Management,
Tools
• Help Desk for faculty/students
• Instructional Designers
Faculty Training

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Any Questions
Thank You
Holly Morris
holly.morris@cna.nl.ca