Sunday, May 15, 2005
Technical problems
The other day, I had technical problems with my online courses. I had trouble recording the final grades. Every student who didn't do an assignment had to get a zero in that field. The zeros were not sticking in two of the students' grades. I tried several times to call technical support. That...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Learning Guitar
Today I had my guitar lesson again. I am learning from a private instructor. I take weekly lessons. Now I am learning power chords from Nirvana and the like. I had guitar lessons for three years recently and a year at 13. I am learning the electric guitar. It is so different then playing an acoustic...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Ending of One Session and Starting Another One Tomorrow
I am ending an online session for three courses tonight. Students are now concerned about their grades. Students are always concerned about their grades at the end of the session. Online students are no different than traditional students. I am a fair grader. My students tend to earn good grades if...
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Sunday, May 8, 2005
Online Education is Just as Good as Traditional Education
I feel that online education is just as good as traditional education. Students seem to learn more in online classrooms. They have more access to their professors. I talk to my students by both e-mail and cell phone. They seem to appreciate the personal touch. I help them a lot. Online you have to...
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Friday, May 6, 2005
Online Teaching as a Career
Online Teaching is becoming a good career. It is a great way to make a living. It is a growing career, More and more universities and some high schools offer online education. I have been teaching online now for almost a year. It has been a great adventure, I am used to the technology now. The live...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Serving as an Online Mentor for New Facutly
Today I received an e-mail from my Dean asking me to serve as an informal mentor for a new online faculty member. I have been teaching online for almost a year. I also teach the course that he is going to be teaching. I have taught it many times. I think being an online mentor would make me more...
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Sunday, May 1, 2005
End of Session
It is important to keep up with the students near the end of the session. You have to grade many late assignments. It can be a lot of work. Getting students to hand in assignments on time is important. I have over 100 online students. You have to keep up with all of their work. You have to advise...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
E-mail in Online Education
E-mail seems to be the best way to stay in touch with students in online education. I hear from most students by e-mail. A cell phone is another way to get in touch with students. I use that a lot too. It is important to stay in touch with students. Online students need more feedback than...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Taking Care of Online Students
Every day I get e-mails from my online students. They have questions or problems. I try to answer them as soon as possible. They rely on the contact from their professor. I am finishing one online session and having another one in ten days. The 5.5 week sessions go fast. I am glad to finish one and...
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Sunday, April 24, 2005
Online Education is Growing
I feel that online education is the wave of the future. Many students use it to get degrees at all levels. I even once met a pharmacist who had her doctorate in pharmacy from an online program. She said one of her professors was a doctor from Switzerland. I find that online professors are highly...
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