Key Takeaways

1.  Provide options and opportunities for students to communicate with the instructor. This is especially important in online courses, where real-time interaction is limited or unavailable.

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Providing opportunities for students to communicate with the instructor in an online course is essential to establishing instructor presence. Students don’t necessarily see or interact with instructors in real-time in the online environment, and ensuring that there are effective opportunities for communication is critical.

Especially in emergent situations, ensuring that students can communicate with their instructors is important to allow for as smooth a transition as possible, while allowing for a less disruptive experience.


Basic

Identify ways to establish effective student-instructor communication.


Intermediate

Implement communication best practices to create a sense of community in the online course.


Advanced

Look for ways to keep the human element present in your online course.



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