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Dr. Thomas Berry
- Must be as self sufficient as possible (e.g. arrive early, organize
materials earlier than ever before, LEARN POWERPOINT, and dress
appropriately).
- Talk to your video students and if nervousness appears just
visualize them as all naked as jaybirds (if that won’t lighten one up –
nothing will).
- Any technical problems – use the distance learning staff, they are
as good as they come.
- Relax, speak distinctly and enjoy!
- The 3 P’s of distance Learning instruction:
PREPARATION-PREPARATION-PREPARATION!!!!!!
Dr. Dwight Cassity
- Do practice (let Jeff and Brian videotape you) before you go on
live.
- Learn PowerPoint!! Lecture notes/outlines/etc. are so much better on
PowerPoint than trying to use the board.
- PowerPoint is useful as hard copy handouts for your students as
lecture notes or as study guides.
- Learn what ELMO can and cannot do – it’s great for visuals but it
has limits.
- Try to minimize looking at your computer screen on the podium or TV
that the students in the class can see – watch the back wall TV, that is
what the viewers can see – looking out of the side of your eyes makes
you look shifty.
Dr. Jonathan Hershey
- Plan ahead, which is more important with distance learning classes
than regular classes.
- Spend time before the semester begins learning how to use the
computer and ELMO, your new best friend.
- Prepare beyond the time you have to teach. That is, be ready to
continue the class if you cover the planned material quicker than you
intended.
- Be prepared to be accessible by phone/e-mail with your students.
Many of them will not be able to ask questions any other way.
- Make friends with the Extended Learning Staff. Buy them things. Do
yard work for them. If you don’t, they can hurt in ways you never
imagined possible.
Dr. Catherine King
- Make an interactive study guide.
- Learn to use PowerPoint but don’t feel married to it.
- Laugh at mistakes; try to feel at home in the distance learning
classroom.
Dr. George Pullen
- "A picture is worth a thousand words." Around nine of ten positive
comments about my classes, whether television or not, come in regard to
sessions which are heavily supported by visual materials. The "vision"
in television gives an instructor added opportunity to teach. The
television classroom has all of the teaching support tools you can dream
of, but it takes a great deal of time to make use of them, especially
the first time out with a course.
Dr. JoAnne Starnes
- Whenever possible on test days, have a copy of the correct answers
for the test for students to look over after they have finished their
papers. That helps to compensate for the lack of class time to discuss
test questions.
- Plan the syllabus so that you can return some papers on days when
the class comes in to write the next test paper. That saves on mailing
costs and confusion.
- It is helpful for women to remember that they need something to hook
the microphone to, such as a jacket, vest or front-button blouse.
- Go over advantages and disadvantages of taking a distance learning
course the first or second day of class. Note the dangers, such as
recording classes and getting days and weeks behind.
- Tell students on the syllabus and during class time that you plan to
give a few short-term assignments during class periods. That helps them
to realize that they will have late assignments if they postpone
watching for several days. Allow one week due date from the time the
assignment is given. Announce a specific point deduction for late
assignments.
- Some study questions or study guides in the syllabus are helpful for
literature classes. However, giving test study questions during class
time encourages them to watch the classes.
Dr. Barb
Rees
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During orientation I always
have the students write down their names, addresses and all their phone
numbers and pager number with the hours that they will be at the
different numbers, as well as their e-mail addresses so I can reach then
when they hand in assignments. This has proven very
helpful.
Mr. Jack
Sharp
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