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What to do with Incivility in Online Instruction.
Type of Presentation
Concurrent Session (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
Incivility is an issue in online instructional settings. Why is this happening? Who is doing it? How should the instructor respond? What can online instructors do to decrease incivilty?
Target Audience
The audience for this session can be anyone that deals with online learning and instruction. Instructors in any field, administrators from extended campus settings, and learners who participate in online course work.
Learning Outcomes
Learners will be introduced to the growing issues associated with incivility in online instruction. Learners will understand the rationale as to why this issue is happening more frequently. Participants will know the characteristics of the incivil projecting such acts, as well as who is engaged in this incivility. Learners will attain elements of how the instructor should respond to acts of incivility. In addition, participants will learn some techniques to reduce incivility issues.
Session Description
A majority of instruction in our field is online. It allows for more individuals to participant in programs that may not be able to without technology. However, with it comes issues associated with conducting online instruction. One issue is incivility. It is a timely issue confronting our field. More and more instructors and administrators are talking about incivility situations associated with learners. It is an issue that needs to be addressed early and often.
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Wednesday November 6
Primary Presenter
Dr. Michael Galbraith, Marshall University Graduate College
Work Title
Professor of Leadership Studies