@MicharlieL Motivation, either from others or yourself, is an important concept that must be present with online education. The factors in this article are an essential part of motivation. #DistEd534
@KBN5341@NurseEducToday@LucieRamjan Interpersonal skills are important in learning and education but especially when it is done primarily online. Although the primary mode of communication is through writing with distance education, interpersonal skills continue to be vital. #DistEd534
Online education has many difficulties including technological issues, adaptability to technology, and distractions from life stressors. This can make it more difficult for older adults to learn via distance education. #DistEd534
Online teaching has many similarities and differences than traditional face to face teaching. The variances are important to focus on because it can be the difference between success and failure with the learning experience. #DistEd534
@KatHill37325973 This is especially important during the pandemic because many professors and students are becoming burnt out with the difficulties online and distance education can have. #DistEd534
My current distance education courses have incorporated multiple types of technology which i appreciate because it allows students with different learning styles to have the opportunity to be educated. #DistEd534
@cindy4class The tips in this article are easy to enact and seem to be beneficial in keeping students attention. Short attention spans are a difficulty many teachers are having to endure with converting to online education. #DistEd534
@AnneSco44100176 I have personally experienced being video monitored during an exam in online courses and although it can be intimidating it does prevent cheating. #DistEd534
@AmandaJ75031078 The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many institutions to convert traditional face to face courses to online courses. Distance learning is essential and allows students to continue to receive education. #DistEd534
@Charlot78414098 As future nursing educators it is essential to be a lifelong learner. Nursing and medicine best practices change frequently over time with new evidence. #DistEd534
Group projects in distance education help students to develop communication and team work skills which are an essential part of the nursing and medical profession (Wilson, Brickman, & Brame, 2018). #DistEd534
Feedback helps create an inclusive environment and promotes engagement, interaction, and collaboration between peers and the professor (Vlachopoulos & Makri, 2019). #DistEd534
Online education promoting technology promotes collaboration and allows students to explore various types of learning styles and decide which would be the most helpful to facilitate learning (Seymour & Watt, 2015). #DistEd534
Prezi is especially helpful with distance education because it helps keep students creative, collaborative, and interactive which can be difficult for a teacher to do with online teaching (Bernier & Stenstrom, 2016). #DistEd534
The barriers for distance education are different than when compared to traditional education. Some barriers to distance education include increased time commitment, technological issues, and resistance from students or staff (Simonson, 2019). #DistEd534
An inclusive environment for all students promotes knowledge retention, achievement of goals, and successful outcomes for accomplishing learning objectives (Brinthaupt et al., 2011). #DistEd534
Technology helps to allow for distance education to create an inclusive and engaging environment similar to that of traditional face to face education. #DistEd534
Distance education has many benefits including teaching time management skills, flexibility, and providing safe social interactions. But it can also cause stress through technological issues and added environmental stresses. #DistEd534
In a survey of more than 1,100 faculty members, more than two-thirds said they had felt โveryโ or โextremelyโ stressed or fatigued in the past month. https://t.co/MkglZE00PO
It can be difficult to convert from traditional face to face courses to distance education. Distance education can be an adjustment, but also has its benefits especially during this pandemic. #DistEd534