Tools for the 21st Century Teacher

eTools for Language Teachers Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing: Jane Margolis: Books February 2009 - Page 18 <div><p>By Gerry Davis </p><p>Making the Switch </p><p>istockphoto.com/trout55 </p><p>Turning Face-to-Face Content into Meaningful Online Courses </p><p>convenience and flexibility have made online courses increasingly popular across the education spectrum, from higher ed to professional development to K&ndash; 12. (See &ldquo;How to Become an Online Educator&rdquo; on page 20.) Of course, that means teachers now have another skill set to master&mdash;designing online courses. </p><p>If you&rsquo;re called upon to build an online version of your K&ndash; 12 or professional development class, the good news is that you don&rsquo;t have to build an entirely new course from scratch.