Session #13: Summary

In Session #13 Nancy Melser began by talking briefly about her evolution as an online teacher.

Next, Nancy gave ideas for teaching online. Some excellent advice included:

• give prompt and specific feedback,
• use a rubric to evaluate discussion group participation and let students know exactly what your expectations are,
  
• offer students templates for lesson plans and assignments,
• provide exemplars that are grade-level specific (i.e. primary & intermediate),
• "touch" each assignment or e-mail only once,
• tell students when you will not be online (i.e. weekends/holidays),
• have all course materials available when the class starts,
• make a video to introduce yourself and the course,
• don't be afraid to be human in your interactions with students, and
  
• keep a running list of revisions for the next time you teach the course.

Finally, the group had a discussion about grading options and how to use the "Assignments" feature in Blackboard.

Thank you for participating in this year's LTTO sessions. They were a great success because of your contributions as a presenter and/or participant.