EL108 - Preparing Students to Become Good Online Learners

This course will provide you with strategies and techniques to help prepare students for the online environment. To do so, you must also assess your strengths and weaknesses as an online instructor. As you help students assess their readiness for online learning, you are also preparing them for the expectations and realities of the online environment. By identifying students' strengths and weaknesses, you can provide guidance to help them achieve the learning outcomes. This course not only notes the necessary technical skills, it also discusses non-technical skills as well as techniques for successful learning and helping students develop their online persona.


 

Course Reviews


Course Rating
"Good course! I picked up some helpful tips to incorporate into my online classrooms. Thank you."
"This was a great course! The knowledge acquired from this course will help me to be a stronger and more effective facilitator and instructor when engaging students in my online class."
"The course was very valuable for online instructors. I would highly suggest this course to my peers."
"Good food for thought--thank you!"
"This course will help me utilize different communication techniques to build a good rapport with my students."
"I really enjoyed this course. I will use what I learned in my own class."
"We have just started online education and this was a good chance to check some of our practices and learn some new practices. Good course."
"Overall this was a good course. It has refresher information for the veteran instructor and plenty of salient points for a beginner."
"I found the information explained on how to communicate with students who procrastinate to be especially helpful. By reminding them of their original goals, and advising that procrastinating is not only prolonging their goals, but is also creating added stress, and the probability of poorer work which leads to a poorer grade, they may be enticed to better manage their time. "
"Interesting and challenging course. Material well developed and presented in logical manner. On Line instruction requires experience and a great deal of expertise."
"Highly updated and relevant material for online teaching. Excellent course"
"I appreciated the course. I think that it is essential for all faculty members. I learned a lot and I will use that knowledge to help me, help my students."
"I truly appreciate all of the training, extremely helpful and instrumental for our online teaching."
"This was an excellent course, focusing not only on the topic at hand but also branching out into more general life skills, tying in educational theory in a way that feels very hands on and relevant. This was definitely the best course out of the EL series I have taken so far."
"Excellent for Online Instructors, relevant to especially the COVID19 Times and the requirement for Students to Learn Online. Very helpful to several years of Instructing in the Classroom and Online. Thank you."
"I will definitely return to this course to get references for online learning tips. This is a very well-constructed course. "
"I loved the specific examples such as exit slips! The 7 principles are also something I can share with my students (both instructor and student)."
"This course was very helpful and actually put a lot into perspective with my current online teaching. It helped me to understand some of the behaviors I currently see in my students. "

Course Structure


Course Format

  • Can Start Anytime
  • Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
  • 4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

  • Study Course Content
  • Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Certificate of Completion

  • 4 Hours of Continuing Education
  • Available for download at the end of the course

Technology Requirements

  • A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Speakers or headphones

Course Objectives


Module 1: Online Persona

  • Recognize the importance of instructor self-analysis.
  • Recognize the importance of student self-analysis of online readiness.
  • Examine the role of motivation in the online classroom.
  • Discuss the importance of time management in the online classroom.
  • Examine strategies to provide assistance to students with special needs.

Module 2: Non-Technical Skills

  • Identify traits of good online citizenship.
  • Recognize the importance of good reading and writing skills.
  • Examine the role of student participation and engagement.
  • Discuss the role of Community of Practice in an online class.
  • Recognize the importance of effective communication.

Module 3: Technical Skills

  • Examine the role of asynchronous communication tools.
  • Examine the role of synchronous communication tools.
  • Identify necessary technology skills for student success.
  • Investigate ways to utilize the components of online learning space.
  • Discuss the role of social networking technical skills.

Module 4: Successful Online Learning Techniques

  • Examine the importance of planning and goal setting.
  • Describe netiquette rules for the online environment.
  • Develop techniques to help students create a time management tool kit.
  • Identify mistakes students should avoid in the online environment.
  • Examine the Principles of Learning.

Module 5: Community TV

  • NA

Lounge Group


This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career College Lounge, a learning community of career college professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.

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