Support for a Zoom Meeting on Humanizing Your Online Course

1. JIM MARTENEY
DISTANCE EDUCATION TRAINER
HUMANIZING YOUR
ONLINE COURSE

3. How We See Ourselves

4. Online Learning Experience
Has Two Parts
Instructor
Participation

5. Online Learning Experience
Has Two Parts
Class
Structure

6. Class
Structure
An Online Class
is not
A Correspondence
Course

7. “Build it and they will come.”

8. John Naisbitt
Marshall McLuhan

12. Challenge Efficiency vs.Humanity

13. Challenge Efficiency vs.Humanity

14. Challenge Efficiency vs.Humanity

15. Challenge Efficiency vs.Humanity

17. Pete Parkin

18. Humanizing with: Welcome Letter

19. Humanizing with: Homepages

23. Humanizing with: Discussions

24. Humanizing with: Discussions

25. Humanizing with: Discussions

26. Humanizing with: Discussions

27. What topics
might you use?

31. Don’t Ask
Content
Specific
Questions

32. Ask how
they relate
to the
content

33. “From your text, name and describe 3
types of punishment used in the past,
no longer used today.”
“From your text, name a form of punishment
used in the past that you would like to bring
back and why you would like to use that type
of punishment today.

34. Ask Creative Questions

35. Use Videos

36. Try Reacting to Poetry

37. Debates

38. Give them a Choice
of discussions

39. Give them a Choice
of discussions

40. Let them
Contribute
Content

41. Pages
Pictures
Current Events
Videos
Advice

44. HAVE FUN DISCUSSIONS
faceinhole.com

47. Despairinc.com

52. Even Fonts Count
Fonts have
human-like
personalities
Clean clear and
simple fonts,
project certain
emotions

53. Even Fonts Count
The appearance of the font gives off a
certain mood which can impact the
effectiveness of your content.
Elegance

54. Comic book fonts create an aura of fun
Serif fonts like Times New Roman feel more
traditional
Sans serif typefaces like Helvetica Neue, the
one Apple uses for iOS, feel more modern
Not sure how important
all this is, just food for
thought.
Even Fonts Count

55. Even Fonts Count
Offers only one default font
But you can paste in text
with a different font

56. Even Fonts Count
Size Matters
According to a “new study”
People have more of an
emotional brain response to
words in larger fonts than in
smaller ones

57. Even Fonts Count
Get ready for my
big font joke!

58. Even Fonts Count
Comic Sans
Papyrus and
Brush Script
walk into a bar.

59. Even Fonts Count
Comic Sans
Papyrus and
Brush Script
walk into a bar.
Bartender says, “we
don’t serve your type.

60. Be Consistent
Use same text, size, color in your module
Avoid the “Ransom Note” look
Even Fonts Count

61. Be Consistent
Use same text, size, and color in your m
You don’t want to feel like you’ve
been kidnapped
Variety Not Needed Here
Even Fonts Count

62. Even Fonts Count
Red
Blue
Green
Orange
Never Use What Color?

63. Red
Blue
Green
Orange
Even Fonts Count
Never Use What Color?

64. and chose your words
Find Emotionally Charged Words
You are not writing a grant.
Friendly tone
Welcome your learners
Encourage your learners

69. Get a Crossword Puzzle

71. Adds valuable
content and insight
Students appreciate
experts
Easier to recruit
online experts
Gives you a break

74. “I never teach my pupils.
I only attempt to provide
the conditions in which
they can learn.”
--Albert Einstein

75. We should not be about creating
educational content.
We should be be about creating
educational experiences.

76. Instructor
Participation

77. Be You

78. Express Your Personality

79. Keep the Class Positive

80. No Interaction is Neutral

81. Public
Private
Offer Positive
Comments

83. Quality Coaching

85. Quality Coaching
Coach John Wooden

86. Quality Coaching
Coach John Wooden

90. Nothing great was ever
achieved without
enthusiasm.
---Ralph Waldo Emerson

91. That’s the Difference Between
A Boring
Online Course

92. And an Engaging
Online Course

93. Thank you