A Pocket Guide to Online Teaching

Dedication

Preface

1. Apples and Oranges, But Still Fruit: Model Teaching Universals and Differences

1.1. Confessions of Three Skeptical Teachers








The Background of Model Teaching



What is Model Teaching?



How is Teaching Different Online?



Becoming a Model Online Teacher



1.2. Stop, Think, Reflect: The Model Online Teaching Checklist for Training

1.3. Tips For Continued Learning About Model Online Teaching

2. Students Interaction with Content

2.1. Adapting Student Interaction with Content in Online CourseInteraction with Content Through Student Learning Objectives








The Syllabus and Your LMS is a Vehicle for Course Content



Interaction with Content Depends on Course Design, Structure, and Clarity



Model Online Teachers use Course Templates to Organize Content



Special Considerations for Online Interactions with Content



Broadening Instructional Methods



2.2. Stop, Think, Reflect: The Model Online Teaching Checklist for Student Interaction with Content

2.3. Tips For Continued Learning About Students Interacting with Content

3. Student to Student Interaction

3.1. Adapting Student-to-Student Interaction: How to Build a Community of Online Learners








Establishing Student-to-Student Interaction Through Discussions Forums
Fostering Student Community with Online Discussion

Communicating Discussion Expectations

Fostering Student Learning with Online Discussion




Create Collaborative and Cooperative Online Learning Opportunities



Establishing a Community of Learners Necessitates Mitigation of Student-to-Student Conflict



3.2. Stop, Think, Reflect: The Model Online Teaching Checklist for Student-to-Student Contact

3.3. Tips For Continued Learning About Student-to-Student Interactions

4. Instructor-to-Student Interaction

4.1. Adapting to Online Instruction to Promote Instructor to Student Interaction







Use the Syllabus to Interact with Students




Use Various Instructional Methods and Skills to Interact with Students




Practice Effective Online Teaching Skills




The Great Debate: Do Model Online Teachers use Synchronous or Asynchronous Learning?




Interact with Students via Student Evaluations of Teaching




Interact with Students Through Student Feedback





4.2. Stop, Think, Reflect: The Model Online Teaching Checklist for Instructor-to-Student Interaction

4.3. Tips For Continued Learning About Online Instructor-to-Student Interaction

5. Online Assessment

5.1. How to Adapt Assessment to Online Instruction

a. The Process of Assessing Student Learning Online

Communicating Learning Objectives

Alignment of Learning Objectives, Assignments, and Activities

Providing Constructive Feedback Online

Making Assessment-based Changes

b. Teaching Effectiveness Assessment Process

5.2. Stop, Think, Reflect: The Model Online Teaching Checklist for Assessment

5.3. Tips for Continued Learning About Online Assessment

References

Index