The first afternoon session was Effective Components of an Orientation for Graduate Distance Learning, delivered by Jennifer Quinones and Meline Kevorkian of Nova Southeastern. I'm from a community college but all online students need some sort of orientation. And the session didn't disappoint, with some good information provided.
One thought was the use of a Web-based introductory video. The video had their provost going to various student services offices for brief introductions. Impromptu and quite effective. They also mentioned the use of geocaching to get students familiar with the campus. This would not be effective for online students unable to come to campus but a blast for those with a GPS. In fact, I Googled a couple of geocaches on the island during the session and my wife and I went hunting that evening.
They also suggested embedding both audio and video into each orientation module. Topics to include would be student advising, library services and tech training.
Emphasized was the importance of student engagement and connectedness to other students.
Food for thought.
BTW, a great starting site for geocaching is:
Geocaching
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