Culture Shock: Teaching Online in a Pinch | Online Learning - EDUCAUSE Review

Developing some basic survival skills can help faculty members begin to think strategically about online teaching.

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Our plane has made an emergency landing in a country some faculty members have been to, some have been curious about, and some never wanted to visit: teaching online, according to Bonnie Budd, Director of Online Learning at Bryant University.

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Some of you may have seen pictures and heard good things about it. Others may have heard horror stories. With the current push at many colleges and universities to move face-to-face classes online, faculty members may be at least a little worried about how this is going to go. Here are some steps you can take to learn a few basic online teaching survival skills:...

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Teaching online is a unique ball of wax. Bryant University's self-paced online module Teaching Online in a Pinch can help you begin to think strategically about online teaching. If you decide to complete this module, give it a good three-and-a-half hours, and really dig into the reflections. Then, seek out your departmental colleagues and fellow instructors and brainstorm together. Now is the time for generous, open, transparent sharing of knowledge, questions, and ideas. Model what it means to be a collaborative learner.
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