Welcome! COMPONENT 1 - Introduction - Click on the video arrow for our introduction

Please visit our posts/content on Distance Learning Teaching Strategies and the information we believe you will find important. It includes: 1. A link, and two embedded videos, and suggested reading. 2. A quiz on learning styles. 3. A rubric for you to bookmark regarding creating distance courses. 4. A poll we would like for you to complete after you have made your visit. 5. A Pinterest link with many additonal resources. Enjoy and visit as you would like. Comment on any 3 posts.

The information is broken into 5 components, and then the poll is to be completed. Our goal is to keep you engaged while you learn, a necessary strategy.

Information on Authors, and Suggested Reading

Topic: Distance Learning Teaching Strategies
Team Members: Linda DeRegnaucourt and Susan Lynn
The Purpose of this Blog is to increase your knowledge base and understanding of Teaching Strategies in Distance Learning.
The Blog is presented with many learning styles in mind so there are videos, polls, audio, quizzes, a pinterest board and reading.
If necessary, you can email the authors at scl14@students.uwf.edu



References and Suggested Reading: Teaching Strategies for Distance Education: Implementing the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Online Education. Conway, Eugenia. Retrieved on September 18, 2012 from http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/distance-learning-success.htm
Teaching in a Web Based Distance Learning Environment: An Evaluation Summary Based on Four Courses. Graham, Charles. Retrieved on September 18, 2012 from http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tsot
DISTANCE EDUCATION AT A GLANCE GUIDE 2: Strategies for Teaching at a Distance. Willis, Barry. Retrieved on September 18, 2012 from http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/eo/dist2.html
A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning, Implementing Distance Learning. Retrieved on September 18, 2012 from http://fcit.usf.edu/distance/chap10.htm
Please take the time to visit this suggested reading.

Take our Poll - The LAST COMPONENT to complete

After you have viewed our blog, please take a moment and complete our poll. Some questions require comments. Please complete this survey by Thursday the 25th.

Strategies - COMPONENT 2 - Meeting Student Needs - Component 2

Strategies for Meeting Student Needs – distance education differs in key ways from classrooms

To function effectively, students must quickly become comfortable with the nature of teaching and learning at a distance. Efforts should be made to adapt the delivery system to best motivate and meet the needs of the students.   Consider the following strategies for meeting students' needs:

 •Assist students in becoming both familiar and comfortable with the delivery technology and prepare them to resolve the technical problems that will arise. Focus on joint problem solving, not placing blame for the occasional technical difficulty.

•Make students aware of and comfortable with new patterns of communication to be used in the course.

•Learn about students' backgrounds and experiences. Discussing the instructor's background and interests is equally important.

•Be sensitive to different communication styles and varied cultural backgrounds. Remember, for example, that students may have different language skills, and that humor is culturally specific and won't be perceived the same way by all.

•Remember that students must take an active role in the distance delivered course by independently taking responsibility for their learning.

 

University of Idaho, Engineering  Outreach  (2012).  Distance education at a glance.  Retrieved from http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/eo/dist2.html

Strategies - RUBRIC for ONLINE INSTRUCTION

Rubric for Online Instruction – For the Instructor/Teacher

The following link offers an extensive rubric for online instruction. It allows instructors to create exemplary online instruction following this rubric. It provides a means for supporting and recognizing a faculty member's effort in developing expertise in online instruction as part of their commitment to high quality learning environments. Just as students use a rubric to gauge their performance, this rubric is created for assessing online instruction. This may be something that you want to bookmark and keep for your future in creating online instruction.

http://www.csuchico.edu/tlp/resources/rubric/rubric.pdf

Strategies - Resources for Distance Learning Teaching Strategies

Check out our pinterest board with a large selection of online teaching strategies resources.  The resources here give you additional reading, lesson plans, tools, techniques, and suggestions.

http://pinterest.com/lderegnaucourt/online-teaching-strategies/

Strategies - Review of Teaching Strategies, your opinion

List the seven strategies in order from least important to most important.  This is your opinion so there is no right or wrong answer.  You may just use the numbers so you do not have to type each strategy.
1.  Instructor High Expectations
2.  Instructor Student Relationship
3.  Instructor Feedback
4.  Time on Task
5.  Accomodates Different Learning Styles and Diverse Talents
6.  Cooperation Among Students
7.  Active Student Learning/Student Engagement