The most important reason to understand online teaching and learning is....
that if it is implemented properly it enables students to have access to resources which provide quality learning opportunities beyond the school day. If the course is designed properly then the students have greater access to content, assessments, and feedback. However, it is not the availability of instructional material that determines the amount of learning but the quality of the instruction. It is important to understand online instruction because effective educational practices will determine the quality of the learning experience, not whether the learning experience is face-to-face, blended, or online.
I agree Raymond. In Week One, we talk about some of the components of an online classroom that make it successful, and many are the same as in a face to face course. Online we need to be more explicit, and work at different ways to connect with our students, but when done well an online class can be fantastic. Nice to have you here Raymond, and I look forward to working with you!
ReplyDeleteRay, how close are we to moving to your vision?
ReplyDeleteTeachers are at various levels of development of their digital tools. Overall I do think we have enough teachers breaking through as the first explorers in the digital environment. As I think about it the big challenge is to support each other to maintain our voice as we expand into this digital environment. Many teachers will need additional support developing their voice in the digital environment.
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