Building Online Class Community Session Chat

SUNY Online Teaching Focused Topic Drop-in Session Follow up

– 8/27/20 – Chat archive with resource links.

10:14:04          From alexandra pickett : some resources here: https://onlineteaching.open.suny.edu/page/community-interaction

10:17:03          From alexandra pickett : if you have any questions along the way please post them here!!  🙂

10:18:36          From alexandra pickett : Tips and suggestions on building trust and creating a strong sense of class community by targeting “social presence” https://online.suny.edu/onlineteaching/2012/09/10/social-presence/

10:19:20          From alexandra pickett : communication is key! https://onlineteaching.open.suny.edu/page/communicate

10:19:47          From alexandra pickett : in this time of COVID, think about Maslow’s before Bloom’s 🙂

10:21:34          From alexandra pickett : Yes, setting expectations is key.

10:22:31          From Defino : I put my hours of availability for answering txts, emails, etc in my syllabus

10:22:42          From alexandra pickett : it is ok, not to be available 24/7 – no one can… you are doing exactly what you should. just make sure you tell them what to expect in terms of availability. and then be sure to stick to that 🙂

10:24:28          From ASL Interpreter Diane Barkstrom : True! thank you I have done that-vague except for the office hour. Great idea 3-5 times a week…

10:24:40          From alexandra pickett : setting expectations is essential and one of the ways you express your “teaching presence.” make it only as explicit as you are actually able to do. as Rob says, some vagueness can give you flexibility that you need.

10:25:27          From alexandra pickett : great point!

10:27:53          From alexandra pickett : I try to help students understand that i have very high expectations of them, i believe in them, i think they can and will do great things… here is a “love“ letter i send to them: https://etap640.edublogs.org/2012/06/26/love-letter-to-my-students/

10:29:19          From alexandra pickett : it is a “tough love” 🙂 here is another letter i send “it is really hard to get an “A” in this course” : https://etap640.edublogs.org/2012/04/20/it-is-really-hard-to-get-an-a-in-this-course/

10:30:46          From alexandra pickett : Here are a ton of examples of ice breaking activities you can adapt for your course: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mc5ft6f1-TnYwu2PWcAlj60wTv5wYnsdgIZ925AFtuI/edit?usp=sharing

10:33:08          From alexandra pickett : Here is how i break the ice in my course- i use VoiceThread: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pE9KsKR3nvyP3SrpTdjYovdLYaChUIOZ6ghbY1PTbd8/edit?usp=sharing

10:34:22          From Erica Nance : Berne do you do this online asynchro