KATHERINE BECKS

Orienting Your Online Learners Required Readings and Supplemental Resources

Module 2

· Required Readings

· HE: Educating Adult Learners: Bridging Learners’ Characteristics and the Learning Sciences

· HE: Factors that influence student attrition in online courses (scroll down to see the full article, which is below the abstract)

· HE: Characteristics of a Successful Online Student

· Learner Analysis

· Welcome Aboard: Institutions have adopted a wide range of techniques for preparing new learners for success in online courses and programs

· HE: Orientation to Online Learning

· Innovative Orientation Leads to Improved Success in Online Courses

· Supplemental Resources (Optional Reading)

· HE: Developing an Orientation for First-Time Online Students

· HE: Online Learning from MSJC

· HE: Student Online Learning Orientation

· HE: Orientation for Online Students

· Online Student Readiness Assessment

· Developing an orientation for first-time online students

· Examining student perception of their readiness for online learning: Importance and confidence

· Creating a Scalable Online Orientation to Better Prepare Online Students for Success

· Innovative orientation leads to improved success in online courses

· Orientation programs set online learners up for success

· Retaining Online Students: 3 Expert Perspectives

Module 3

· Supplemental Resources (Optional Readings)

· Factors Contributing to Student Retention in Online Learning and Recommended Strategies for Improvement: A Systematic Literature Review

· Set up an online conference for student orientation

· Innovative Orientation Leads to Improved Success in Online Courses

· Module ): Getting Started

· Instructor Welcome Message: Creating a Positive Presence in Your Online Course

· Instructor Orientation Letters for Online/Hybrid Classes

· Template Welcome Message for Online Students

· Virtual Icebreakers - Back-to-School with Distance Learning

· 21st Century Icebreakers: 10 Ways to Get to Know Your Students with Technology

· Online Icebreaker Ideas

· Technical requirements for online courses

· Pre-Course Online Quizzes: a Facile Way to Get Students up to Speed at the Start of Your Course

· Proper Etiquette for Online Learning (video)

· Netiquette Guidelines

· 15 Rules of Netiquette for Online Discussion Boards

· Online Education Policies

· Regular Effective (Instructor/Student) Contact Policy

· Principles of Computer Security: Course Information

· Administrative considerations impacting the quality of online teaching

· Services and Support

· Student Support Services

· Syllabus Quiz

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