EOTP - Promoting Civil Online Learning Environments
Rationale
Paff (2015) writes, “To develop students as independent and mature learners, teachers need to go beyond policies and employ strategies and practices that allow students to learn from their behaviors, not just suffer the consequences” (para. 13).
Practices
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Set clear incivility and netiquette guidelines in your syllabus
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Model and reinforce behaviors and professional expectations
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Collaborate with students to create community norms
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Effectively respond to minor disruptions
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Effective respond to major challenges negatively impacting the learning environment
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Coach students to manage challenging conversations
