Description Traditional gallery walks let students stroll through the classroom viewing their peers’ work, which is often set up on the top of their desks. At its heart, a gallery walk is an interactive, discussion technique where students move around the room, actively analyze information, and provide peers with feedback about their work (Fasse & …
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Assessment,
Collaborative Learning,
Connectivism,
Gallery Walk,
Instructor Presence,
Interaction,
Learning Presence,
Social Presence,
Teaching Presence
Description Many faculty members begin their online courses by contacting students in advance of the course start date or during the first week of classes with an introductory email message (Bellafiore, 2007; Gibson and Blackwell, 2005; and Mensch and Ali, 2007). The purpose of this communication is to welcome the students, establish a comfortable class …
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Communication,
Email,
Instructor Presence,
Interaction,
Online Teaching Persona,
Social Presence,
Swift Trust
Description Intervening with Students It is important to contact students when their observed behaviors within the course indicate cause for concern (e.g., disengaged or at-risk of not succeeding). In addition to the obvious behavior of not submitting assignments, checking the Learning Management System’s (LMS) “Student Tracking” tool frequently (sorting by last access) allows the instructor …
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Caring,
Email,
Instructor Presence,
Interaction,
Large Classes,
Learning Analytics,
Learning Management System,
Motivation,
Student Tracking,
Teaching Presence
