Programs are often seeking a variety of instructional strategies to help learners overcome barriers to participation in adult education classes. One strategy often used includes the implementation of distance learning. Teaching through technology is very different that teaching in a traditional classroom and it requires a different set of instructional strategies and skills.
I invite you to review this brief presentation from the Illinios Online Network about the competencies for online instructors and then I'd like to invite our members to engage in a discussion about the differences and similarities between teaching online compared to in a traditional classroom. How do you prepare for online teaching? and from program managers, how do you monitor / support teachers who are teaching at a distance?
I'm looking forward to your input.
Sincerely,
Kathy Tracey