From the course: Teaching with LinkedIn Learning

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- The most valuable resource your students have is you. As the instructor for a class, you're driving the learning forward, setting the course outcomes, and delivering the content in a way that resonates with your students and your class goals. Because of this, when students need to miss one of your classes, they're losing out on a valuable part of their education, and more likely than not, they're also missing key knowledge and information needed for success in your class. What if there was a way for students to always have access to you? Sounds great, right? They could just call you in the middle of the night to get you to repeat that lesson on nuclear physics, or perhaps interrupt your meal to repeat those paper due dates. Okay. Maybe that doesn't sound so great for you. But would it make a difference for your students? Absolutely. Another solution, other than to simply release your phone number, is to record your lessons and then upload them to LinkedIn Learning, so your students can watch them anytime, anywhere. This is actually a fairly straightforward process. If you'd like to learn the specifics on this, you can check out Training Tips Weekly from Chris Mattia. Chris has videos that address teaching on camera, as well as selecting equipment that may best serve your needs. There are a few keys to success when recording and sharing your lessons on LinkedIn Learning. One way you can do this is to make them findable for your students. Be sure to add a good title that contains the date of the class, a description of the lesson, and more. You can also take key words for the course module, or about specific topics that you've covered. Encourage students to use the videos. As most teachers can attest to, you know that students are still going to email you and ask you to repeat information from your lesson. When that happens, provide a link to the lesson instead of just repeating the information. This will help familiarize your students with LinkedIn Learning, and make it a habit to utilize it first before coming to you. Lastly, involve your students. If you don't have a teaching assistant, or if you have a student that needs some extra credit, why not ask them to record the lesson for you? Many students carry smartphones that are capable of recording the lesson at the same, if not better, quality than a webcam. Remember, the most valuable resource students have is you. By utilizing some of the tips that I've shared, you make yourself that much more accessible to your students.

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