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Difficult Students: Classroom Management in Cyberspace

Difficult Students: Classroom Management in Cyberspace. Margaret Hill Martin State University of New York at Oswego. Disruptive Behavior in the Traditional Classroom. Verbal Comments Communications is broken Classmates become an audience Attendance Problems

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Difficult Students: Classroom Management in Cyberspace

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  1. Difficult Students: Classroom Management in Cyberspace Margaret Hill Martin State University of New York at Oswego

  2. Disruptive Behavior in the Traditional Classroom • Verbal Comments Communications is broken Classmates become an audience Attendance Problems Behavior is visible in traditional classroom Management of problem is immediate

  3. Implementation Behavior in Traditional Classroom • Failure to complete assignments • Failure to participate in discussion

  4. Disruptive Behavior in the Asynchronous Classroom • Disruptive comments are written • Attendance problems are common

  5. Disruptive Behavior in the Asynchronous Classroom • Disruption is indirect and not observed directly • Instructor has no physical cues • facial expression • inflection • gestures

  6. Recommendations • Walk Away !! • Deal directly with the student ONLINE • Stronger measures: personal meeting or administrative intervention • Control the discussion area or bulletin board

  7. Attendance in the Asynchronous Classroom • Attendance is measured by • Online discussion • Online activities • Assignments

  8. Implementation Behavior in the Asynchronous Classroom • Students do NOT participate • Fail to complete assignments • Miss submission deadlines

  9. Reasons for non-attendance or non-participation • Outside commitments • Lack of self-discipline • Technical problems

  10. Direct question to student Help Desk assistance Communication, Communication !! Anticipate deadlines Publish advance notice of due date Recommendations

  11. Special Situations • Personal and family issues • Personality problems • Recommendation: encourage student access to instructor

  12. Summary Margaret Hill Martin mmartin4@oswego.edu SUNY Oswego307 Park HallOswego, NY 13126

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