Online Learning Update

October 1, 2016

Most Faculty Tackle Synchronous Online Instruction Ill-Prepared

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

If the outcome from online courses is uneven, it’s little wonder. Most instructors aren’t exactly up to speed on what to expect. When it comes to learning how to teach online, most faculty receive their training before they’ve even entered a virtual classroom for the first time. Half rely on self-learning to figure out what they need to do. And when they receive training, there’s more emphasis on learning how to use the technology involved than in how to adapt their pedagogy or content to the new online environment. Those results were shared in a new report from the Online Learning Consortium, a non-profit professional organization that aims to help educators integrate best practices into their online instruction. Half of the respondents were primarily self-taught; only 24 percent received formal training; and the remaining 26 percent did their learning through informal conversations with peers who teach synchronously.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/09/22/most-faculty-tackle-synchronous-online-instruction-ill-prepared.aspx

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