{"id":7852,"date":"2020-04-02T14:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.nicholls.edu\/onlinecoursedesign\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2020-05-06T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:03:30","slug":"tips-for-instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/onlinecoursedesign\/best-practices\/tips-for-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7852\" class=\"elementor elementor-7852\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73116e91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73116e91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7878a0f6\" data-id=\"7878a0f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2413e0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2413e0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Instructors: Tips on How to Support Students<\/h1><ul><li>Create an outline \/ keep an assignment page for due dates.<\/li><li>Set expectations but talk to the students to see what works best for them.\u00a0<\/li><li>Communication<ul><li>Email often.<\/li><li>Keep open channels of communication for both yourself and between students.<\/li><li>Have a way for students and faculty to engage with one another.<\/li><li>Find a way to move office hours online, too (or be flexible with setting up times to call\/Skype with students who need it).<\/li><li>Be responsive with regard to communication. Remember that this is all new to your students as well and they will probably be panic emailing you. Be responsive and understanding.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Don\u2019t post everything at once, roll it out slowly so students do not get overwhelmed.<ul><li>Make content in small bites to avoid overloading students.<\/li><li>Keep things simple.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Send out slides\/handouts ahead of time if possible or afterward for people who may miss sessions\/have trouble connecting\/want to review.<\/li><li>Focus on meeting your outcomes.<\/li><li>Have checkpoints as you go for students to make sure they are doing things correctly, and for you to know they understand-could be simple like a Google form \u201cquiz.\u201d<\/li><li>Make sure your course follows proper accessibility guidelines<\/li><li>Respecting student privacy, especially if you\u2019re using technologies that aren\u2019t provided through the university or your institution.<\/li><\/ul><h1>Instructors: Tips for Asynchronous Instruction<\/h1><ul><li>Make content in small bites to avoid overloading students<ul><li>Don\u2019t record hour-long lectures; break them up into shorter videos based on a topic or learning outcome<\/li><li>Focus on the basics: keep it simple, accessible, don&#8217;t overload on information\u00a0<\/li><li>Think of the lesson\u2019s organization before putting it online and be flexible in deleting material out<\/li><li>Focus on meeting your outcomes<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t post everything at once, roll it out slowly so students do not get overwhelmed<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Screencasts are a great way to teach a concept that is not easily read and immediately understood-they also help include verbal instruction to not overload learners.<ul><li>Don\u2019t worry about using video, audio with slides (a.k.a. ScreenCastomatic) is just fine!<\/li><li>Caption your videos<ul><li>YouTube has free captioning software, but you must edit the automatically generated captions so that they\u2019re accurate\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Keep slides relatively simple: focus on what you would be working on if you were in a face to face lesson. If you wouldn\u2019t add graphics\/pictures\/sounds in class, don\u2019t put it in your slides.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t just type your whole lecture onto your slides<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Create an outline\/ keep an assignment page for due dates and assignment instructions<\/li><li>Make sure you build assessments into your lessons<ul><li>For example, have checkpoints as you go for students to make sure they are doing things right, and for you to know they understand&#8211;could be simple like a google form \u201cquiz\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Allow for multiple avenues for students to express themselves<ul><li>For example, forum posts could be in many different forms, not just a standard written response (videos? gifs?)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Have a way for students and facility to engage with one another<ul><li>Keep open channels of communication for both yourself and between students.<\/li><li>For example Introductions, Exit slips, Places to provide feedback and comments, open forums<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Encourage students to stay on top of each week\u2019s assignments\u00a0<ul><li>For example, send emails weekly about due dates<\/li><li>Be flexible with deadlines, everyone is adjusting to a lot and may have to move\/find a place to stay, may not have consistent internet access\/bandwidth, etc.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h1>Instructors: Tips for Synchronous Instruction<\/h1><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Course Management<ul><li>Offer alternative \u201cattendance\u201d options (completing an activity, etc.)\u00a0 to students who can&#8217;t make it to an online classroom for whatever reason.<\/li><li>Make sure you\u2019re respecting student privacy, especially if you\u2019re using technologies that aren\u2019t provided through the university or your institution.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><li>Be flexible with deadlines, everyone is adjusting a lot and may have to move\/find a place to stay.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Make sure all documents\/materials are accessible &#8211; use Universal Design methods<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Class Content<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Keep your lesson plans flexible.<\/li><li>Keep slides relatively simple: focus on what you would be working on if you were in a face to face lesson. If you wouldn\u2019t add graphics\/pictures\/sounds in class, don\u2019t put it in your slides. Don\u2019t worry about using video, audio with slides is just fine!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Make sure to save a recording for students who can\u2019t make it to the live class session or want to review material.<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Don\u2019t worry about using video, audio with slides is just fine.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Create an outline and an assignment page for due dates<\/li><li>For synchronous lessons, let students have time to work in groups. There is a learning curve at first, but it helps keep lessons moving rather than just lecture.<\/li><li>Create opportunities for interaction, if possible.<\/li><li>Let students have time to work in groups. There is a learning curve at first, but it helps keep lessons moving rather than lecture only.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Communication<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Make sure you know who to contact for technical issues. (<a href=\"mailto:itsupport@nicholls.edu\">itsupport@nicholls.edu<\/a> for students)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Encourage students to use the microphone in class.<\/li><li>Have multiple ways for students to communicate with you (text, phone, email, etc.)<\/li><li>Find a way to move office hours online too (or be flexible with setting up times to call\/video chat with students who need it.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>General Tips:\u00a0<ul><li>Don\u2019t just type your whole lecture onto your slides<\/li><li>Allow for multiple avenues for students to express themselves<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Send out slides\/handouts ahead of time if possible, or afterward for people who may miss sessions\/have trouble connecting\/want to review.<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Watch informational videos on how to use the platform you\u2019re going to utilize<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructors: Tips on How to Support Students Create an outline \/ keep an assignment page for due dates. 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