Technology Serving Learning Institute
Best Practices in Teaching with Technology
Principle One:  Good Practice Encourages Student – Faculty Contact

Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of class is a most important factor in student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty members well enhances students’ intellectual commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and plans.

Interact with students

  • Email
  • Announcement Board/Page
  • OIS Forum
  • OIS Calendar
  • OIS Chat
  • Listservs
  • Facebook (use groups and limit access appropriately)

 

Create an active learning environment

  • COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS CANNOT BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE CLASS OFFICIALLY BEGINS
  • Get to know your students
  • Contact each student during the first few weeks of class
  • Ask students to get to know each other/work with each other
  • Keep online Assignment List updated and current
  • Make weekly, reccurring assignments as well as unique, one time assignments
  • Require several smaller point value assignments at the beginning of the class which utilize each of the "unique" components (online)

     
Principle One Principle Two Principle Three Principle Four Principle Five Principle Six Principle Seven

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