creating an inviting learning space
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Creating an Inviting Learning SpaceConnie Weber, Senior ManagerBlackboard [email protected]
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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
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Great Online Course= Great Dinner Party
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1. Create a Pleasant Atmosphere
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2. Create Your Guests Warmly
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3. Connect Your Guest to Each Other
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4. Prepare a Variety of Food
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5. Present the Food in Creative Ways
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1. How do you Create a Pleasant Atmosphere Online?
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http://Cooltext.com
•Creative Text Only•Very Quick and low tech•Upload as Banner
Course Banner
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Course Menu• Use Dividers to Arrange
Menu• Group Menu Items by
Type• Put Most Frequently
Accessed on Top
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Consistent Navigation
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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
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2. Make Your Learners Feel Welcome
What are some ways to make students feel welcome to a course?
1.2.3.
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Welcome Letter
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Getting Started Information
• Orientation Activity (Lesson Zero)
• Course Communication Strategy (or How This Course Works)
• Help and Instructor Information
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3. Help the Learners Connect
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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
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Student Blog
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4. Provide a Variety of Learning Activities
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Wikis
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Active Learning
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5. Present the Content in Creative Ways
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Atmosphere
Welcome
ConnectionVariety
Presentation
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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