Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador 2017 – Finger Lakes: Eileen (Izy) Grooms

Eileen (Izy) Grooms has been teaching at Finger Lakes Community College for 9 years and teaching online classes for 5 of those 9 years. She teaches Introduction to Nutrition online and has found that continually updating her online courses seems to be the key to success.

Making a connection with your students is so important in online classes, whether through welcome videos, module videos, or written weekly updates.