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How to Help Learners We Can’t See

Imagine a group of learners you can’t see. They work at home, and the classic “observation clues” classroom teachers have aren’t available to you:

– The random, too-fast page flip
– Distracted non-attending during instructional time
– Reading aloud miscues (skipping words, substitutions, etc)
– Blank stares
– Peering at others’ answers
– work avoidance

… These clues

SkyNet called. They want their online course back.

If your course is closer to an unmanned drone than a vibrant communal learning space, you are in good company. The term Asynchronous is becoming almost synonymous with A-social and A-taught. I read a passage in a book the other day and it said, “Asynchronous, meaning without a teacher.” I had to blink at that

Survey Says: What Students Hate about eCourses

How do you know what turns off your learners? Ask! That’s exactly what several studies have done and the results may surprise you. The results of a recent survey completed by Articulate (shown above) make it pretty clear.

Nearly 40% of learners … find the courses boring.

In a slightly older Canadian survey,

The Soundtrack of eLearning Engagement

(Click play!)

I taught music for nearly ten years and every year I was amazed at how much students still like classical music. I would prepare a lesson and wait for the groaning and eye rolls but the minute I put some Beethoven or Bernstein on … it was all over. Love