Online Learning Communities: Communicating with Students

Online Learning Communities

Communicating with Students

• Course Type: Self-Paced, Fully-Facilitated
• Course Length: 10 Hours
• Course Access: Participants have 45 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course

This professional development course is designed to enhance online facilitation skills across any learning platform. Participants will develop and refine effective online communication strategies to improve student engagement, feedback, and course facilitation.

Key areas of focus include:

• Developing effective online communication strategies and best practices
• Utilizing multiple tools for student interaction and engagement
• Managing assessments and feedback in a structured and supportive way
• Navigating challenges and conflict in the online learning environment
• Creating a personalized action plan for future online course facilitation

This course provides strategies to engage diverse learners, support various learning styles, and build a dynamic and reflective online learning community.

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with essential skills and tools to foster meaningful and effective communication in online learning environments.

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Understand effective communication strategies with stakeholders, including the use of social media.
• Analyze and apply data to ensure student growth, build family partnerships, and support decision-making.
• Identify the impact of high expectations on student learning and strategies for communicating these expectations to teachers.
• Explain the role of formative assessment and feedback in supporting teacher growth and instructional improvement.
• Explore core concepts of distributed leadership and practical approaches to foster shared leadership in schools.
• Investigate shared decision-making principles, including framing problems and involving stakeholders in solution generation.
• Examine relational leadership strategies for building trust, mutual accountability, and positive professional relationships.
• Develop strategies for creating collaborative frameworks and building time into schedules for planning and professional development.
• Assess resource allocation, budgeting, and the community’s role in promoting equity and enhancing learning opportunities.
• Understand the importance of digital equity, and create plans to address the digital divide and improve technology access for students.