creating an inviting learning space
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Creating an Inviting Learning SpaceConnie Weber, Senior ManagerBlackboard [email protected]
Connie Weber • Senior Manager, Blackboard Training (7 years)
Education:
• Florida State University, B.A. English, Psychology• University of Kentucky, M.A. English
Blackboard Experience:
• Distance Learning Coordinator – Guilford Technical Community College (Greensboro, NC) – 5 years
• Associate Professor of English – Introduction to Literature, Professional Writing, Expository Writing, Argument-based Research• Online Course Developer – North Carolina Community College System
Great Online Course= Great Dinner Party
1. Create a Pleasant Atmosphere
2. Create Your Guests Warmly
3. Connect Your Guest to Each Other
4. Prepare a Variety of Food
5. Present the Food in Creative Ways
1. How do you Create a Pleasant Atmosphere Online?
http://Cooltext.com
•Creative Text Only•Very Quick and low tech•Upload as Banner
Course Banner
Course Menu• Use Dividers to Arrange
Menu• Group Menu Items by
Type• Put Most Frequently
Accessed on Top
Consistent Navigation
2. Make Your Learners Feel Welcome
“In the host role, online instructors draw students into the experience of online learning and respond to student needs and concerns with a patient, welcoming, attentive attitude.”
Reference: “Five Roles I Play in Online Courses,” Scot Headley
2. Make Your Learners Feel Welcome
What are some ways to make students feel welcome to a course?
1.2.3.
Welcome Letter
Getting Started Information
• Orientation Activity (Lesson Zero)
• Course Communication Strategy (or How This Course Works)
• Help and Instructor Information
3. Help the Learners Connect
Photo Rosters
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Welcome Discussion
Using your name as an acronym, describe yourself as a learner. For example: CONNIE
C - creativeO - openN – not likely to give upN – nearly always on timeI - independentE - engaged
Student Blog
4. Provide a Variety of Learning Activities
Wikis
Active Learning
5. Present the Content in Creative Ways
Atmosphere
Welcome
ConnectionVariety
Presentation
Resources
How Many Discussion Posts Each Week, A Simply Delicious Answer
• http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/how-many-faculty-discussion-posts-each-week-a-simply-delicious-answer/
Cheryl Hayek, Grantham University, Online Education, January 18, 2012
Five Roles I play in Online Classeshttp://www.sevenstaracademy.org/downloads/Resources/Five%20roles.pdfScot Headley, Innovate: Journal of Online Education, v2 n1 Oct-
Nov 2005
