Give Feedback

At the beginning of the course, inform your learners how they'll be assessed and which activities are part of the assessment. Doing so is standard practice. The next invaluable responsibility is for you to give feedback. You can automate your feedback in the Quiz module by adding feedback for each answer or question, or overall feedback for the quiz based on outcomes. You can also add feedback to assignments that display in the learner's grade book and are automatically e-mailed, with the grade, when you post it.

You can also give feedback for forum contributions and for creating and contributing to resources like wikis, glossaries, chats, and so on. Posting a brief message to a learner to acknowledge and encourage her participation doesn't take up much of your time.