The Role of the Online Teacher. InstructorRole. University teacher roles and competencies in online learning environments: a theoretical analysis of teaching and learning practices | Teresa Guasch. I. Alvarez et al. to refer to teacher competencies taking into account, above all, the educationalimplications associated with them.It is therefore worth reviewing current definitions and interpretations of theconcept of professional competencies, attempting to clarify the differences betweenthe approach of competency as personal skill or ability, linked to behavioural effi-ciency, and the opposite approach, namely the perception of competency as strategic behaviour, linked to the ability of adjusting performance to the demands from thecontext.Competency as skill ( individually placed ) refers to abilities to perform roles and carry out tasks according to standard expectations (McClelland 1973; Pearson 1984;Spencer and Spencer 1993, cited in Eraut 1998).
Socially situated competency . Figure1.Theoreticalstructuretodefineuniversityteacherroles andcompetencies inonlineleaningenvironments. What it is to be an Online Teacher. This page provides links to a number of resources that are primarily concerned with the issues involved in teaching online. Articles in date order, most recent first. Submit a new Library item A guide to teaching English online "A 200+ page guide for people interested in tutoring online. Includes lesson plans, tech reviews, teaching guides and more...
" Added: 24 July 2006 Reviewer's Note: From Tobyscafe.com, a comprehensive step-by-step guide for ESL teachers who want to teach English online. top Five roles I play in online courses "Scot Headley outlines five roles that online instructors can use to increase the sense of community and depth of learning in their courses; they are space planner, pacesetter, host, connector, and mirror. 51 competencies for online instruction "The effectiveness of distance learning must be measured in results-quality learning. 20 technology skills every educator should have The Missing Instructor: Does e-learning promote absenteeism? Training the e-trainer. Pedagogy. IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES - Chickering and Ehrmann. For more teaching ideas, workshop materials and evaluation ideas, go to IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES: Technology as Lever by Arthur W.
Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann This article originally appeared in print as: Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. See the bottom of this Web page for updates, a link to a huge collection of ideas for using technology to implement the seven principles, a recorded interview with Chickering and Ehrmann about this history of the seven principles and their relevance to technology use, and our request that you share more such examples of technology use. In March 1987, the AAHE Bulletin first published “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.” Several hundred thousand copies of the Principles and Inventories have been distributed on two- and four-year campuses in the United States and Canada. 1.
The biggest success story in this realm has been that of time-delayed (asynchronous) communication. v12n15. NIE Teacher Competencies. Active Learning in an Online Environment. Introduction This self-paced tutorial is designed for Minnesota college faculty members who are interested in learning more about using teaching strategies that promote active learning in the virtual classroom. It offers a review of current literature in the field through readings on key topics, practical tips and suggestions for online teaching, and links to Internet resources for further study. The tutorial is divided into four modules, each of which also contain points to ponder, an instructional activity, and a short quiz. The modules include: Before we begin, let’s review what we know about active learning. Although the traditional lecture format still dominates the college classroom, students needs to be able to do more than listen and write down exactly what they hear and regurgitate that lecture in writing on an exam.
Students need higher level thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation. 1Schwartz, D. ETEC540: Text, Technologies – Community Weblog | A MET collaborative Weblog | Page 30. This image and quote from Richardson is representing technology and how it is evolving the complexity of the changing spaces or reading and writing. New forms of representation are developing with the use of new media and it changes the face of literacy.
Communication is now done through a multitude of mediums and sometimes by using symbols, characters, emoticons, pictures, etc. The common space of reading and writing is allowing people to share information, collaborate and learn together with anyone in the world. Barriers and frontiers between people are progressively disapearing. Hence, more than ever, people have to use their critical thinking skills as they look up for valid resources in the Web environment because not everything is equally good to read. I am an online teacher at www.apprentissageenligne.org. This is my 9th course in the program and I am still very excited to be part of this great learning community. I am looking forward to learn from all of you. Johanne. Role of the Teacher in Online Education | Jason Rhode.
ETEC540: Text, Technologies – Community Weblog | A MET collaborative Weblog | Page 30. 095. The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator. High Quality Interactions in classrooms.