CommunicationHow do I communicate with my students?

I have a question-and-answer forum each week. I actually monitor it all the time. … Students can post questions and get answers, very quickly, within an hour. During the night, the students answer each other’s questions. - Joanne Christopherson (UC Irvine)

Communication: how do I communicate with my students?

Instructor communication is critical in an online course. You can interact with your students individually or as a group. Communication guides the learning process and keeps students on track. You can create a welcoming environment and use a variety of online course tools to facilitate online communication.

Objectives:

  • Recognize the importance of instructor communication with students in an online course.
  • Identify appropriate communication tools for various kinds of course information.
  • Design instructor communication strategies for an online course.

Tip Sheet

LISTEN TO THEIR EXPERIENCES

Brenda Tyczkowski Professional Program in Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Nancy Rivenburgh Department of Communication
University of Washington
Matt Sparke Professor of Geography & Int'l Studies
University of Washington
Sarah Eichhorn Department of Mathematics
UC Irvine
Louis DeSipio School of Social Sciences
UC Irvine
Joanne Christopherson School of Social Sciences
UC Irvine
Michael Dennin Department of Physics & Astronomy
UC Irvine
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES