With a growing number in online school, there is also a spike in virtual teaching careers. Many educators are choosing to leave the confines of their classrooms to a more relaxed home setting. There are many perks to online teaching which include financial savings due to lack of travel, more free time, fewer time constraints, ability to take positions outside of your local residency, and many other things. Online teacher continue to gain the fulfillment associated with teaching as well as building bond with students. An article published titled Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online Quick Guide for New Online faculty by J. V. Boettcher, Ph.D. suggests these helpful tips for those entering online teaching.
1: Be Present at the Course Site
2: Create a supportive online course community
3: Share a set of very clear expectations for your students and for yourself as to (1) how you will communicate and (2) how much time students should be working on the course each week
4: Use a variety of large group, small group, and individual work experiences
5: Use both synchronous and asynchronous activities
6: Early in the term - about week 3, ask for informal feedback on "How is the course going?" and "Do you have any suggestions?"
7: Prepare Discussion Posts that Invite Questions, Discussions, Reflections and Responses
8: Focus on content resources and applications and links to current events and examples that are easily accessed from learner's computers
9: Combine core concept learning with customized and personalized learning
10: Plan a good closing and wrap activity for the course
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