Subjects to be considered with your mentor
Introduction
In coordination with the online peer review rubric, the introduction page is designed to give students easy access to course content, teacher's information, syllabus and the procedure of class activities. This is also a good opportunity to discuss overall class objectives grading system, subject philosophy and organization of the course. This kind of communication can be done in print or can be done with "Tegrity"
Tegrity - platform that provides students with video streaming of lectures and or class content.
Syllabus Content and Placement - because of the variety of tools available on D2L new considerations can be made determining alternative deliveries of class content. These options are then modified to suit desired organizational preferences.
Discussion of Formal Content Design
Chronology of Material
Because online learning requires no finite in-class interaction, new considerations can be made to the introduction of your material whether it be weekly, monthly, by chapter or article, film or research combination.
Format of Discussion
Comparative Questioning or Contextual Abstraction - as with conventional in-class essay writing students can post short critical conclusions to questions posted by the instructor which can in turn be critiqued by classmates. This is one of several approaches to controlling classroom dialogue.
Feedback and management
Guidelines should be addressed as to give students an understanding of reasonable feedback expectations in correcting papers and other course materials.
Student edacity and submission guidelines
Student group communities can be profiled in D2L to execute group projects. Considerations are made in managing and addressing peer conflict with in a small group.
What is an acceptable content for submission?
As students break away from the casual demeanor of e-mail or chat communication outside of the classroom, student opinion will require direction towards that of formal debate; including fact or logic to support statements and conclusions.
Social protocol The term "Netiquette" has been coined in the online peer review rubric to accurately address etiquette protocol in the D2L cyber environment. As many students may not readily associate online communication to the academic environment, it's recommended that guidelines for discussion are addressed on the introduction page.
Contextual and format data entry options for quizzes - Considerations are discussed as to the time restrictions, format, and optional tools that might not be considered or possible in a conventional classroom.
Drop box - Creation and restrictions
Announcements and communication
Response to class and student performance - Announcements that appear on the home page is used for upcoming events, additional direction to the established content or general commentary on student performance
Pager - a pager can be used to alert an instructor of the student in need of communication
Tegrity - additional statements can be made with video if additional lecture content deemed necessary
Phone - utilizing the telephone as an option for a situation where extended dialogue or
negotiation is required.
Content Research
Subscriptions - the use of music subscriptions for online recordings or large reference resources now available online.
Texts with an online component - considering text’s that offer online resources in conjunction to the purchase of their text
Acceptable online sources to site - determining what sources fall within the guidelines of copyright law and acceptable scholarship.
Management of technological problems
Student psychology - approaching students who are worried or discouraged as a result of technology problems.
Suggestion checklist - directing students to the troubleshooting checklist provided by the technology help desk which can be reached online or by phone.
Student retention
Keeping students on point - Scripting responses to a student’s waning performance.
