Missy Harvey, Computer Science Librarian, Carnegie Mellon University
4:15-5:00pm
4:15-5:00pm
- Overview
- What qualifies me
- becoming a great teacher
- how does training online differ from teaching in the classroom
- skills and techniques for teaching online
- What qulaifies me
- degree in elementary eduaction
- 11 years teaching for library schools
- teaching kindergarten was on eo fmy favorites
- find the best means to enable students to learn
- teaching only online since 2003
- Becoming a great teacher
- quotes vision of college she graduated from
- anyone can teach mindset is false
- can everyone write well?
- limitations and abilities
- you do not know everything
- we may not all laern the same way
- use more than one approach
- approach from a new point of view
- opportunity to rethink/ reconsider
- respect
- be sensitive to the needs of your students
- handle questions delicately
- provide positive reinforcement
- How does teaching online differ from teaching in the classroom?
- considerably more work (I was the person clapping in the back of the room)
- good communication is vital
- state expectations up front
- requires more self-dicipline
- preconceived ideas of the necessary time commitment
- (example of time committment explaination)
- Discussion boards as a tool
- weekly discussion boards
- require attendance
- how I “listen” and participate
- keep discussions on track
- avoid dominating the conversations
- managing chat sessions
- managable if poeple
- people talk over each other
- tough to keep up
- lay out ground rules first
- one discussion board per week
- Skills and techniques for teaching online
- good organization is key
- deliver segments, not all at once
- provide clear and detailed instructions
- set consistent due dates
- you have to be the person who is consistent and reliable
- immediate feedback
- (example of her “clear, detailed” indtructions)
- increase communication efforts
- encourage students to share ideas with each other
- rely on assignment manager
- e-mail confirmations of receipt of assignments
- provide more handouts than normal
- provide more than a syllabus
- links to additional resources
- make yourself more accessable than in a traditional class
- encourage content
- never ignore student e-mails
- do not forget praise
- Heard from students
- post reasonable expectations
- make learning fun
- re-explain to make sure they understand
- encourage student aprticipation
- allow your personality to come through
- keep communication lines open
- take the “distance” out of distance learning
- missed a few others…
- Backbone of my teaching philosophy
- teachers have a moral obligation to act in the best instrests of the students they serve
- teachers are strongly encouraged to
- reflect upon their teaching
- engage with others in questioning their methods
- something else…
- Links…
