EL102 - Online Teaching Techniques
Facilitator: Dr. Michele Ernst
Your degree of success as an online instructor relies heavily on several factors, among which are your level of preparedness before the date on which the course is launched; your ability to make a smooth transition into the roles and responsibilities associated with teaching in an online environment; and the effectiveness and efficiency with which you manage learners, instructional transactions embedded in the course as well as the learning environment. In this course, you will learn how to project your authority and presence into the e-learning environment, build a relationship with each learner, promote and nurture learner participation, provide informative and constructive feedback in a timely manner, minimize attrition, manage communications, manage unacceptable behavior and resolve disagreements.
Testimonials
What participants are saying about this course...
Thanks for being so organized and thorough.
This course was well organized, precise in its purpose and effective in addressing the key issue of online classroom teaching. Thank you.
I felt that the information I received was well worth the time. I really enjoyed the course.
I think this is the wave of the future and this program prepares us quite well for it.
Course Format
Course Structure
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- Faculty Support (facilitator/coach)
Course Length
- 4 Hours of Activities
- 4 Weeks to Complete the Course
- Can Finish Faster
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Participate in Forum Discussions *
- Achieve 70% on Final Quiz (one attempt only)
- Complete Online Course Survey
* You are required to participate in the course forum. We will assess the level of your discussion activity in the forum and may request an additional opportunity to engage you further in the discussion process prior to your certificate being awarded.
Course Objectives
Module 1: Getting Ready
- Describe the characteristics of a quality online course.
- List the components of a typical Course Management System.
- Identify your roles as an online instructor to help ensure that students accomplish the course's learning objectives.
- Describe the nature of course content in the e-learning environment.
- Familiarize yourself with course delivery techniques and strategies.
Module 2: Projecting your Presence & Authority
- Briefly review traditional classroom strategies in preface to teaching online courses.
- Describe ways to project your presence in the e-learning environment.
- Identify methods for projecting your authority in the e-learning environment.
- Examine how to establish professional learning relationships with your students from an online perspective.
Module 3: Engaging Learners
- Identify the three main variables that influence student participation and interaction.
- Examine the nature of asynchronous and synchronous discussion and describe ways to promote more meaningful and productive learner participation.
- Describe specific learning styles that influence student participation.
- Utilize guidelines for fostering student participation.
- Use guidelines for providing feedback in the e-learning environment.
Module 4: Managing the E-Learning Environment
- Examine guidelines for setting up an information management system for your online course.
- Manage email messages more effectively including student counseling.
- Identify types of learner profiles that affect online learning and utilize recommendations for working with them.
- Describe the major causes of conflict that affect e-learners.
- Identify measures for reducing student attrition from your online course.
Certificate/CEUs
Completion of this Course:
- Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
Completion of Three Courses:
- Certificate of Knowledge in Online Teaching
- Eligible for MaxPrize*
*MaxKnowledge conducts an annual prize drawing to sponsor a Certificate of Knowledge holder to attend CCA's Annual Convention. U.S. residents are automatically entered in the drawing.
How to Enroll
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