Teaching Online vs. F2F: 15 Differences That Affect Learning
Advantages of Online Learning
More and more schools are turning to online instruction as capital construction dollars dwindle and student time on campus declines.
Fortunately, online teaching offers exciting ways to increase an already-growing focus on student learning.
To make the most of the explosion of online technology, faculty members need to understand the key differences that make online learning truly unique.
You can’t simply scan existing course materials and deliver them online.
You must adapt your teaching strategies to the main advantages of this new delivery model.
Ike Shibley, Ph.D., of Penn State Berks, offers thought-provoking insights on the best ways to structure online courses to promote deeper levels of student understanding in this 90-minute seminar.
This seminar covers:
- 15 important differences between online and face-to-face instruction
- The advantages of online teaching compared to traditional methods
- Effective teaching practices that align with online instruction
- Ways to apply learner-centered teaching to online courses
- How online courses can improve assessment
- Productive aspects of online instruction to help guide course design
- Writing the first draft for an online course syllabus
- Which types of assignments, grading, and collaboration work best online
- Creating assessment instruments to measure student learning online
- Effective teaching practices that align with online instruction
- Envisioning the most productive aspects of online instruction to help guide course design
A key seminar for:
- Faculty considering teaching an online course
- Faculty getting ready to teach an online course
- Faculty who are currently teaching an online course
- Administrators who want to learn more about supporting faculty who teach online
- Both seasoned and novice online instructors
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Recorded: 9/16/2010
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Video with PowerPoint
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- Supplemental Materials
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