practices

=Implementing Best Practices in Online Courses=

Best Practice: Help Students Get Started

 * Use the Classmail feature in FalconMail to remind students when class starts.
 * Send students the link to your web page so they can print the syllabus before classes begin. Remind them to order their textbook early.
 * Check the Student Progress feature in your online classroom’s Classlist frequently during the first week of class so you can identify students that aren’t yet in.
 * Set up an Introduction Topic in your discussion forum so you can make sure students are finding their way around your classroom
 * Call students who are not responding to e-mails
 * If your hybrid or half and half class meets in a computer classroom, demonstrate Florida Online during the first class meeting. If your class doesn’t meet in a computer classroom, consider scheduling a computer classroom or meeting your class in the [|Academic Support Center] or the [|Computer Commons]demonstrating the online classroom during the last 30 minutes of class.

Best Practice: Help Students Navigate Your Course

 * Design a homepage that is easy to read, directs students what to do first, and sets a friendly and professional atmosphere for your online classroom.
 * Use the News feature of Florida Online
 * Use the Schedule/Events feature of Florida Online



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