The remote course is designed to include regular and substantive interaction and communication between student and instructor. A fully-realized educational experience provides students with ample opportunity to ask questions, receive answers, and obtain feedback and guidance from instructors.
Recommendation 3.1: Welcoming learners
Provide a “welcome message” at the beginning of the course that encourages student-to-instructor contact for course-related discussions or concerns.
Recommendation 3.2:
Provide many avenues to pursue help and understand where to direct different types of questions.
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Recommendation 3.3
Clearly state expectations for office hours, online discussions, email, and other forms of student-instructor interaction.
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Recommendation 3.4
Balance synchronous and asynchronous elements of your online or remote course; take into account the experience of students, who may experience difficulty with synchronous participation.
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