In today’s online environment, interaction effectiveness is paramount important. Instructional designers and trainers of online courses must be aware of the four types of interactions in order to have an effective learning in their courses:
• Interaction with Content
• Interaction with Peer
• Interaction with instructor
• Interaction with interface
Let me outline some important aspects for each interaction.
Interaction with contents
Use open ended questions to encourage proactive involvement.
Encourage different point of views
Develop grade book for discussion participation that reward desired cognitive behaviors.
Encourage experimentation
Interaction with Instructors
Provide timely feedback
Make sure teacher present is felt throughout the course
Establish clear expectations for student-teacher interaction.
Interaction with Peers
Design community building activities
Develop course activities to encourage the development of trust
Encourage students to share experiences and beliefs in online discussion
Use tracking mechanism to reward reading as well as responding to messages.
Interaction with Interface
Provide support all the time.
Use simple and easy to use platform interfaces
Provide orientation
Use a both words and pictures
Allow the learner to control the pace of the presentation.
Ghassan
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