Article # 3: Successfully Taking Offline Classes Online

According to the article, learning, at its core, is a ___________________.

The Community of Inquiry framework is composed of 3 interconnected presences that can help teachers create engaging and student-centered learning experiences. Click on the 3 correct responses.

• Intelligence presence

• Social presence

• Teaching presence

• Emotional presence

• Cognitive presence

True or False: A critical first step for a teacher is to create a safe virtual space that will help students develop their social presence.

• True

• False

Why should students help create the norms and expectations for their online class interactions? Click on the 2 correct answers.

• so the teacher doesn't have to do it

• gives them ownership of the space

• so parents can help create the rules

• creates an incentive for the students to abide by the guidelines

A good online discussion can....(click all that apply)

• build community and communication skills

• give parents a break

• help students learn about their peers

• yield higher levels of interaction, engagement, and satisfaction with the course

True or False: Your online classroom should just be a place to post assignments and things.

• True

• False

Teachers should adopt a modular approach to designing distance-learning lessons. How would you do this? Click all that apply.

• Give students time to self-pace through the actvities.

• Break up the learning activities into smaller parts.

• Plan lessons a week at a time and post everything that a student will need at the beginning of the week.

• Provide due dates for specific tasks.

• Clearly identify the learning objectives for the week.

What are the 5 Es to consider when developing lessons?

• excite, explore, entertain, engage, and evaluate

• educate, engage, evaluate, enrich, and enable

• engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate

The 5 Es instructional model prioritizes inquiry, exploration, __________, and ___________. (Click the 2 correct answers)

• collaboration

• 21st century skills

• critical thinking

• communication

True or False: Just because learning is moving online does not mean that students should be relegated to the role of passive receivers of information.

• True

• False