Tips of online presence summarized as follows:
• Be online and comment making reference to what is evolving in the chats
• Use private emails to get those lagging behind in the course
• Reserve comments till the end of the session.
• Engage students in activities like quizzes and assignments and communicate feedback
• Use group email addresses for the course
• Prepare module activities chart out milestones, specify chatting time
• Maintain news forum:- for news and announcements
• Agree with learners before the course on
- The schedule you will adopt; days and time to meet.
- When to have chats and video conference; the days and time
- The mode of communication to be used in the course.
• Set time limit for forums and be available.
• Provide email address and other contacts for communication outside Moodle
• Ensure a constant reminder of important dates.
• Self-introduction using an audio for course introduction.
• Inform learners of all the available services on the forum.