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Effective Online Teaching
Humanizing Strategies to Build Engagement and Belonging
Katya, Rawan, Kholoud
Liquid Syllabus
Create a welcoming, mobile-friendly course website that introduces the instructor
teaching philosophy, and tips for success.
welcoming video, and guidance on beginning the course.
Humanized Homepage
Create a welcoming homepage with a clear "Start Here" button, an introductory video, and guidance to help students get started and feel valued.
"Getting to Know You" Survey
In week one, ask students to complete a survey sharing their needs and goals. Encourage students to introduce themselves with a profile or short video
Self-Affirming Ice Breakers
Ease week one anxieties with a low-stakes icebreaker where students share an object representing their values. Use voice or video tools for a personal connection.
use icebreaker activities that invite students to share something personally meaningful. (community)
Live Sessions and Q&As
students can ask questions and engage in real-time conversations with you and their peers.
Real-World Connections
Bring in guest speakers who work in fields relevant to the course.
Principles of humanizing online learning
Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvment
Ways of learning that align with COI presences: 1- Promote peer collaboration to expand understanding 2- Using active learning techniques. 3- Giving prompt feedback 4- Emphasizing time on task -Communicating high expectation 5- Responding to diverse talents and ways of learning.
Create a successful online community through the 3 presences of COI: teacher, social, and cognitive presence
Implement activities that foster engagement, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, and building characters
should include instructional strategies: dialogic, exploratory and supportive
peer collaboration
prompt feedback
time on task
should include teacher presence with the three components: facilitation, course design and direct instruction, social presence that helps the connectivity, building meaningful relationships, foster a sense of belonging, trust which supports motivation.
active learning techniques
Instructor presence: audio and video
social presence: emotional projections to make the course more personable
direct instructions
should include cognitive presence which are engaging in critical thinking
Feedback and Assessment
constructive feedback
motivation
guidance
communicating clear expectations