Five Things Online Students Want

Students need and want important components from the course and from faculty.

1. QUICK RESPONSES

2. INSTRUCTOR PRESENCE

3. REMINDERS

4. EASY-TO-ACCESS, SIMPLE, NAVIGABLE, COURSE DESIGN

5. FUN, INTERESTING DISCUSSION FORMATS

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-course-delivery-and-instruction/online-students-want-from-faculty/

Easy: Create a Successful Course

Successful online teaching requires several pedagogical components.

1.  Presentation: make the course content engaging

• Create Modules to Organize Content
• Organize Content by Chunking
• Deliver Content Using Short, Focused, Instructional Videos
• Implement a Course Orientation Module
• Use Scavenger Hunts to Orient Students Online
• Use Videos to Illustrate Complicated Conceptual Knowledge
• Use Word Clouds to Enhance Critical Thinking
• Implement Problem-Based Learning

2.  Interaction (teacher to student, student to teacher, and student to student)

• Use Discussion Prompts to facilitate discussions
• Send a Welcome Message to students before the class begins
• Embed Interactive Questioning within Course Content
• Keep Students Engaged/Successful with Intervention Messages
• Using Video Discussion Boards to Increase Student Engagement
• Using Voicethread for Online Debate
• Apply Motivational Design Principles
• Use Pop Culture to Energize Online Activities

3.  Assessment

• Provide formative feedback for student success in interactive assessments
• Use GIST Statements to Summarize Content
• Use minute paper to evaluate student participation
• Use Rubrics to evaluate students’ online discussions
• Use Syllabus Quiz to familiarize students with course policies and expectations
• Develop Student Confidence in Using the Online Library Database
• Use Self Tests to Guide and Motivate Students’ Learning
• Use Digital Badges to Scaffold and Guide Student Learning
• Using Low-Stakes Quizzes to Encourage Mastery
• Using Pre and Post-Tests to Close Gaps in Knowledge

More ideas here:  https://www.uis.edu/ion/resources/instructional-activities-index/