2. Presentation Outline
Online Teaching:
Opportunities for Instructors
Opportunities for Students
Opportunities for All
Challenges for Instructors
Challenges for Students
Challenges for All
Combating Challenges
3. Opportunities
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4. “Effective online learning environments
engage students toward higher levels of
thinking, promote active student
involvement, accommodate individual
differences and motivate learners.”
Fish, W. W., & Wickersham, L. E. (2009). Best Practices for Online
Instructors: Reminders. Quarterly Review Of Distance Education,
10(3), 279-284.
5. Opportunities for Instructors
You do not have to teach somewhere at a certain time.
Teaching online is flexible and convenient.
You can hold “office hours” on weekends or at night.
You can teach anywhere you have Internet access.
Most online instructors feel they become better teachers in
general because of a heightened awareness of what they
do in the classroom.
There are opportunities for different types of
communication with your students.
6. Opportunities for Instructors
You will likely have more participation from more
students.
You can experiment with new teaching techniques using
technology that will work for your online courses and
face to face courses.
You can reach students who may not otherwise be able
to take your courses.
The diversity of students in online courses can be one of
the most rewarding aspects of teaching online.
7. Opportunities for Students
Control over learning Don’t have to drive
somewhere, find
Increased interaction parking, wait outside
with instructor and instructors’ offices, take
other students tests on campus, etc.
Convenient and flexible The lack of travel saves
especially for non- time and money.
traditional students with
jobs, families, etc. Provides a safe
environment for
Forge bonds not students who might not
possible in conventional ordinarily participate to
classrooms because of join in
geography
8. Opportunities for All
Student-Centered Learning
The variety of online tools draw on individual learning
styles and help students become more versatile
learners.
Collaborative Learning
Online group work allows students to become more
active participants in the learning process. Contributing
input requires that students comprehend what is being
discussed, organize their thinking coherently, and
express that thinking carefully.
9. Opportunities for All
Access to Global Resources
Students can easily access online databases
and subject experts in the online classroom.
Experiential Learning through Multimedia
Presentations
New technologies can be used to engage
and motivate students. Technology can also
be used to support students in their learning
activities.
11. “It seems that for the most part the quality of
web-based learning depends on students
themselves. One student’s benefit is another
student’s drawback. Students and families must
individually judge if their learning styles and
needs are compatible with an online
format. The ability to practice the discipline and
time management necessary to make web-
based education a success is perfect for some,
just not for all.”
Salsbury, M. (2011, October 19). Four challenges of online education.
Retrieved from Ecology of Education website:
http://ecologyofeducation.net/wsite/?p=3738
12. Challenges for Instructors
Lack of training to teach online or the assumption
that no training is needed
The assumption that your face to face course will
translate to an online course without design and
development
Lack of familiarity with the online environment and
technology needed to teach online
13. Challenges for Instructors
Capacity to use the medium to its advantage
Being available to students on an extended basis
electronically
Providing timely responses and feedback to
students
In asynchronous activities, the lack of body
language and facial expressions from students
14. Challenges for Students
Greater responsibility for students
Students must be well organized, self-motivated,
and possess a high degree of time management
skills in order to keep up with the pace of the
course.
For these reasons, online education is not
appropriate for students who are dependent
learners and have difficulty assuming
responsibilities required by the online paradigm.
15. Challenges for All
Both students and facilitators must possess a
minimum level of computer knowledge in order to
function successfully in an online environment.
A student or faculty member who cannot function
in the online system will drag the entire program
down.
Reliability of technology.
As assumption by the student that “online is
easier.”
16. Combating Challenges
In order to effectively combat challenges,
instructors must:
Effectively structure online courses
Create community in virtual classrooms
Facilitate and encourage online discussions
This course will provide strategies to combat
these challenges and to take advantage of the
opportunities in online learning.
17. Bibliography
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Ko, S., & Rossen, S. (2010). Teaching online: A practical guide.
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(n.d.). Weaknesses of online learning. website:
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/weaknesse
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Salsbury, M. (2011, October 19). Four challenges of online education.
Retrieved from Ecology of Education website:
http://ecologyofeducation.net/wsite/?p=3738