Best Practices in Online Teaching - During Teaching - Assess Messages in Online Discussions. If You Build It, They Will Come: Building Learning Communities Through Threaded Discussions. Electronic Communication Discussion Tips D. Reiss. Four Characteristics of Outstanding Teachers. December 16, 2010 By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies The quest to identify the ingredients, components, and qualities of effective instruction has been a long one. Starting in the 1930s, researchers sought to identify the common characteristics of good teachers.
Since then, virtually everybody who might have an opinion has been asked, surveyed, or interviewed. Students have been asked at the beginning, middle, and end of their college careers. Despite this large database, researchers continue to explore this issue and, surprisingly, find new groups to ask and new ways to analyze the results. The researchers studied a group of 35 faculty members who had received a Presidential Teaching Award at a public university in the Midwest. 1. 2. 3. 4.
In their conclusion, the researchers note that “there is no formula for successful teaching. Reference: Rossett, J. and Fox, P. Excerpted from Qualities of Successful Teaching, The Teaching Professor, 24.1 (2010): 6. Effective Uses of Video in the Classroom. December 15, 2010 By: John Orlando, PhD in Teaching with Technology Social media has allowed anyone to become a video producer. The result is an explosion of high-quality teaching videos.
Thirty years ago a teacher might show a PBS video in class every once in a while, mostly just as a break from the usual routine. But today there are thousands of videos from which to choose. Some teachers are resistant to showing videos in their classrooms because they think of them as cheating. But this is wrong. Think of videos as a way to bring the best learning resources to your students. Below are some excellent videos on learning itself which are well worth a view. I have also included some repositories of free lesson and video material. But first, for your holiday enjoyment, another example of the power of social media. Eric Whitacre is a composer who wrote “Sleep” in 2000. As usual, I welcome your comments, criticisms, and cries of outrage in the comments section of the blog. The eLearning Guild: A community of practice for e-Learning designers, developers, and managers.
Best Practices for Using Video in e-Learning by Jessica Athey. “When creating videos or screen recordings, plan ahead to get the most professional results. For beginners, it will take a little longer to get the quality desired because there are many things to know about and control in the production environment. But the work gets easier and faster with experience.” Using video in e-Learning courses can be a powerful way for your organization to meet its learning objectives effectively and rapidly. Video infuses asynchronous e-Learning with human interaction and visual demonstrations that can be lost outside of live instruction.
Consider how video or screen recording should support learning objectives There are many types of knowledge that companies want to transfer to employees. If you intend to use a lot of video and screen recording in your e-Learning courses, it will be worthwhile for you to consider which authoring tools and multimedia production products you will use. Be prepared Manage file sizes Consider the learning platform.