Jamie Baker
Please list your top communication habit. Each person posts one habit and no habits can be repeated.
People don't go searching online for robots. They want to learn from real people. Real people have differing personalities. Don't be afraid to show yours! The connections you make with your students will be all the richer...
Understand perspectives from a different point of view and be willing to argue and discuss these perspectives. This enhances discussion as well as shows one's willingness to be creative and open-minded.
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Three online communication strategies to foster great discussions and help your students connect to learn.
Ask questions that encourage deeper thinking. Fluff those dendrites!
Presence is important so students know you are supporting their learning. Popping into discussions and adding posts of your own cause students to realize you are part of the learning process and community. When the instructor is present, student work often exhibits more critical, quality thinking. Communication increases in quantity and in quality.
Being respectful of your audience is the key to good communication!
Communicate presence in the online class, don't be a ghost instructor - give feedback, be approachable and helpful.
It's extremely important to take the time to make personal connections in online learning environments and not just go through the motions.
Jennifer Owens:
Organizing communication requires forethought and planning, but in the end will benefit both the student and the teacher. It's worth the time and effort.
"Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up." -A.A. Milne
Providing effective feedback to students in online learning is absolutely essential.
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Making sure that your communication is applicable and pertinent to your audience! Don't say something that isn't worthwhile and that doesn't make sense in your communication context.
Make expectations, schedules, grading clear to the students!
Being a good listener. It is the art of consciously paying attention to what others say and write. It allows you to fully respond and be more actively engaged.
Use multiple forms of communication. Be open to more than email and discussions.
Sticking to the facts, not making up stories. Unless you know the facts, don't say it.
There is more than one side to every conversation. Get to know the whole picture of a conversation (not just your side) to improve communication. When we put our blinders on, we miss the bigger picture and communication may suffer as a result.
con·nec·tion
kəˈnekSH(ə)n/
noun
1.
a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.
Changing one word, "but," to "and" turns a statement around and opens the possibilities instead of the limitations.
