Helping Students Succeed Online

Click below for a post from Edudemic that includes an interesting infographic: “Adapting to Online Learning.” http://edudemic.com/2013/04/the-characteristics-of-a-successful-online-student/

(The infographic is based on the study from Columbia University’s Community College Research Center that was mentioned recently on this blog.)  

 Of course, the online classroom can be a challenging learning environment for students; have you found, within your own classes, any particular strategies that seem to help students "adapt" and succeed? Feel free to share with colleagues in the CCCOnline Community!

Professional Etiquette in Academic Settings

Good etiquette can smooth relationships between students, students and professors, and academics; this week, we offer a couple of related thoughts:

--To help everyone establish an appropriate environment for online learning, we do expect respectful, non-disruptive communications and netiquette from students, and these expectations are covered in CCCOnline’s Mutual Respect Policy.

--This recent Chronicle of Higher Ed article, “Profs Fail iEtiquette 101,” discusses that in professional settings such as meetings, professors sometimes offend the same etiquette sensibilities they would expect in their students.

What do you think -- how do you model “mutual respect” in your e-classroom?
What do you do to encourage good manners inside the classroom or in a professional setting?

Comments on (n)etiquette welcome in the CCCOnline Community!

Interested in Gaming in Your Classroom?

Below please find information about a free professional development opportunity; this popular Games MOOC, offered by Front Range Community College, was developed with funding from CCCS’s Immersive and Game-based Learning grant program:

http://ccconlinefacultynews.blogspot.com/2013/03/games-based-learning-mooc.html

A related piece of interest is from Learning Solutions magazine: “Once Again, Games Can and Do Teach!” (Karl Kapp, 3/4/13)

Your general comments on gaming in the online classroom are welcome in the CCCOnline Community!

How Well Do Students Adapt to Online Learning? Study Released

This month, the Community College Research Center published a study titled "Adaptability to Online Learning: Differences Across Types of Students and Academic Subject Areas”; WCET’s Russell Poulin responded to it, and to a subsequent New York Times editorial, here.

As you read, we always like to hear your thoughts and encourage you to share them in the CCCO Community.

Organizing Your Files

It’s a classic New Year’s resolution and all-around personal goal: to get better organized. On that topic, please enjoy these reference links, written specifically for those who teach:

“Tips for Online Instructors: Managing Files, Feedback, and Workload” by Eileen F. Schiffer (2/4/13)
From Faculty Focus:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/tips-for-online-instructors-managing-files-feedback-and-workload/

“Organizing Your Teaching Materials” by Natalie Houston (7/29/10)
From The Chronicle’s “ProfHacker” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/organizing-your-teaching-materials/25857

“Review of Organizing for the Creative Person” by Nels P. Highberg (12/18/09)
From The Chronicle’s “ProfHacker” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/review-of-organizing-for-the-creative-person/22889

Comments always welcome in the CCCOnline Community!