Tips to Help Students of All Learning Styles Succeed

 

TIPS TO HELP ONLINE STUDENTS OF ALL LEARNING STYLES SUCCEED

All learners need to know when feedback will be given and where it is in the class. Grading should be done quickly and feedback included. It doesn’t have to be a long statement, but there should be some words in the grades to let students know why they have received it.

Students will benefit if you break down lengthy assignments and check each step.  There is nothing so discouraging to a student as having completed a major project, handing it in, and then finding it is not what the teacher wanted.

Remind students that if an  emergency arises and they cannot make the normal deadline then they  should let you know as soon as possible. If you have an emergency send the students a note so they won’t worry.

Most Learning Management Systems like Moodle and Blackboard have a message feature that makes it easy to give private feedback. You can point out what was done well, and then offer help.

Visual representations to help students include a printable calendar, concept maps (either faculty or student developed), graphic organizers, video clips from reliable sources. Sometimes a chart helps. We don’t have to draw on the board as we do in a face-to-face class. There are many diagrams already on the web, and there are also drawing tools that we can use. Sometimes a picture can make a concept much clearer.