Summary of Interview/Conversations
Insight gleaned from conversations with colleagues are as follows:
-Continuous intake models can pose major challenges in terms of engendering a strong social learning context.
-It is important to remain connected to students on an individual level – to check in on them, and to follow-up when a period of time has lapsed between assignment submissions.
-Efforts should be made to personalize and ‘make relevant’ the journey when possible, through video introductions to the topic, etc.
-Teaching presence can be enhanced through regular posting and online activity.
-Course designs should consider the unique challenges of continuous learning models, and tailor the learning journey accordingly. Some lessons work better than others in this format.