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Managerial

Update the online grade book promptly after assignment due dates.

Conduct course according to designated schedule with any deviations communicated in advance.

Enforce guidelines for learner behaviors such as netiquette and due dates.

Remind students of upcoming deadlines.

Post group rosters before group project begins.

Create areas for group members to work on group projects.

Monitor attendance in class in order to follow up with missing students.

Maintain privacy of student grades and feedback.

Open and close course materials and activities to optimize student learning and avoid confusion. This is accomplished using the 'Selective Release' tool in Blackboard Vista.

Announce absences to students with guidance on what to do during absence.

Social

Organize collaborative projects (small, large and dyads) to achieve strong social interaction.

Monitor discussions for respectfulness based on netiquette standards and University behavior policies.

Immediately contact students with inappropriate posts for explanation and clarification.

Immediately make disrespectful posts unavailable to the class at large.

Block disruptive students from class activity if behavior continues to conflict with University policy.

Use announcements to keep class current and personal. Announcements may include holiday wishes and real world social issues (e.g. Katrina) as well as course information.

Continue to maintain daily presences in discussion forums.

Provide individual messages (email, postings, announcements) of encouragement.

Pedagogical

Provide supportive information to support course content.

Respond to student questions promptly--consistent with timeline for feedback stated in syllabus. (Recommended: within 24 hours)

Provide practical suggestions to students to complete their work on time.

Detect and correct misconceptions.

Summarize discussions.

Assign groups or create a method for students to select groups before beginning group projects.

Provide feedback indicating areas in which the students have succeeded as well as areas that require further development in a timely manner.

Createstransitions from one topic to the next to help students recognize time on task.

Communicate clearly, as measured by responses from students.

Respect and facilitate diverse talents and ways of learning.

Invite and encourage students to complete a peer review of individual and group projects.

Utilize specific teaching/learning strategies which promote self-directed learning.

Focus discussions on specific issues and use discussion questions and problems to actively engage students in the learning process.

Implement rubrics established in course design. The Grade Forms tool in Blackboard Vista can facilitate this process.

Use illustrations and examples to clearly explain important concepts.

Provide helpful, constructive suggestions to students to complete assignments.

Technical

Announce information related to interruptions of access to servers delivering course materials in advance (when possible) or after (when necessary). This is generally handled by the WSU Online administrators, but it's helpful to pass information to students yourself as well.

Make reasonable accommodations due to technical difficulties beyond the students’ control consistent with policies in the syllabus.

Model competency with course management system delivery tools and uses tools appropriately.

Use other technologies for the course appropriately.

Consistently address universal accessibility.

Provide handouts in easy-to-use formats, providing details for successfully downloading if necessary.

Receive and respond to completed student assignments electronically.

Direct students to links and information on technical support (Service Desk, Web, Trouble Tickets)