Distance learning strategies are often not very different from the traditional face-to-face instruction. Instructor-Student relationship has always been an important factor for student success and student achievement. If a student feels a connection to his/her instructor there is more of a commitment on the students part to take part in the class and to participate. Knowing a faculty member well can increase a students' intellectual commitment and to think about their future educational plans and future.
To facilitate this the instructor needs to be responsive to the student. Communicate in a timely manner with the students. Communicate a time frame in which you will get back to students. Inform students of the times when you will be away. When responding ensure that all concerns or questions were addressed.
Tell us about one of your best or worst memories of an Instructor/Student Relationship.
In one of my first online classes at a different institution, I had an instructor that provided very limited and vague direction and almost no individual feedback. It was frustrating to say the least. I never quite knew where I stood regarding meeting the objectives of the class.
ReplyDeleteYou are right and it is hard to know if you are producing the right type of assignment for them, as you do not have the feedback in the beginning of the course to gauge your future assignments/projects.
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