1. A Welcome Letter - It is good to send a welcome letter to students or post it online at the beginning of the year, This will make people feel welcome and know your there for them from the beginning of the course.
2. A Personalized Introduction - It is always important to hold peoples attention and this can be accomplished through many ways, things like and interesting teaser, and overview of a well-planned course, a display of a fun and humorous personality and many more. As well as this you could add a paragraph of yourself with a still image or an audio clip about yourself.
3. Make Good Use of Email - Email can be used in three ways online teaching: class email, group email, and individual email.Class email is used for important announcements such as schedule changes or correcting misunderstandings or misconceptions.Group email can be used to provide student ideas, guidance or feedback on group projects.Individual email can be used for many situations such as answering individual questions, providing feedback, motivating students to learn and more.
4. Take Advantage Of The Discussion Board - Most online instructors use the discussion board, but not all of us are active in participation. It is important to get involved in the discussion and engaged in the conversation,we continue to explore how to use discussions effectively. the ways i have tried to include both group and class discussions.
Social Capital
is a form of economic and cultural capital in which social networks are central.
The term social capital was in intermittent use from about 1890, before becoming widely used in the late 1990s.[1]
In the first half of the 19th century, Alexis de Tocqueville had observations about American life that seemed to outline and define social capital. He observed that Americans were prone to meeting at as many gatherings as possible to discuss all possible issues of state, economics, or the world that could be witnessed. The high levels of transparency caused greater participation from the people and thus allowed for democracy to work better. The French writers highlighted also that the level of social participation (social capital) in American society was directly linked to the equality of conditions (Ferragina, 2010; 2012; 2013).
