Likewise, don’t wait to post your replies until the deadline the author deserves an opportunity to address any questions you have or respond to points you make. Allow time for other students to respond before the deadline. Don’t wait until the last minute to make your post.A discussion board is not the venue to complain about why you need to take this course or how hard you have to work. If you are frustrated and finding the course material difficult, please reach out to the professor, use the tutor resources, etc.Your posts are a permanent record, so think about the type of record you want to leave behind.
Never say online what you wouldn’t say in real life to another person’s face. If you’re not sure, email the professor privately for more information. It’s ok to ask questions to clarify things you don’t understand. Don’t type in ALL CAPS! If you do, it will look like you are screaming.(Some professors use settings that allow students to edit their responses, while others don’t.) Read through your comments at least twice before hitting submit.This is especially important if your instructor is grading these comments. Run a spelling and grammar check before posting anything to the discussion board.The discussion board is like a workplace and is meant to be professional. This means no emoticons, text message language, or swear words. I often share things like this with my students: Keep in mind that students might have their children or siblings home from school or day care and some flexibility and understanding might need to be extended during this season.Īnother area for need of netiquette guidelines is in the use of discussion boards. If hosting lectures or office hours live online, you might want to include guidelines for expectations around arriving on time, reducing noise by using earphones and the mute button, and minimizing distractions the best they can. Teaching students about netiquette is just as important (if not more so) as teaching them to use technology or master content.Ĭrafting a netiquette document or post for your class and informing your students about the importance of these rules can help you create an engaging, respectful, and meaningful learning environment. Netiquette (net + etiquette) is the “code of conduct” applied to online spaces.
We want to apply the best practices of etiquette to every interaction in the course.
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In the context of online teaching and learning, it’s more appropriate to think about the etiquette involved in engaging others in conversations and providing guidelines for smartphone use than how to handle a dinner guest’s dietary restrictions. But that kind of etiquette might not be so useful in an online course, unless we’re studying the Edwardian era! If you enjoyed Downton Abbey as much as me, you might think of etiquette as knowing how to set a table worthy of a stately dinner. View all blogs Helping students develop proper internet etiquette Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | Main Higher Education
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