Team Teaching in the Online Graduate Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Fuller ◽  
Jean Bail
Keyword(s):  
Team Teaching ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Statistical Process ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Presence Data ◽  
Statistics Course ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
Design Students

Team teaching has long been thought to have positive benefits for learners and teachers in a variety of educational settings. Using an action research model the authors describe the outcomes of team teaching an online graduate level disaster research and statistics course. Separated geographically, two online instructors taught at a distance over the course of five semesters using an interactive team teaching model that allowed for greater interaction and instructor presence. Data was reviewed from instructor reflective logs and student responses to the team teaching model. Results of the study indicate that there was a positive benefit in developing synergy in content and pedagogies, continued instructor learning and continuous reflection on instructional design. Students also reported greater instructor presence and a greater understanding of the research and statistical process through immediacy of feedback and the added access and clarity that resulted from the team teaching process. The use of an interactive team teaching model provides greater clarity and interaction with students and should be considered as an online pedagogical opportunity.

scholarly journals Facilitation strategies for enhancing the learning and engagement of online students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Tracey Muir ◽  
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Tracy Douglas ◽  
Allison Trimble ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Online Students ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
The Impact

The opening up of online education in the Australian tertiary sector has made higher education accessible for a wide range of students, including those living in rural and regional areas. While student numbers continue to grow as a result of this opportunity, there are increasing concerns regarding low student retention and progression rates for online students in comparison with on-campus students. Reasons for this vary, however, online students report a sense of isolation and disconnection with their studies highlighting the need for educators to utilise effective facilitation to enhance student connections to an online community. In this paper, we investigated facilitation strategies using two case studies. This illustrated how two online instructors used design-based research to evaluate the impact of facilitation strategies on instructor presence, instructor connection, engagement and learning in maths education and human biology subjects. Findings indicate that focusing on social, managerial and technical facilitation strategies resulted in an increased instructor presence and active involvement, which in turn were influential in motivating students to engage with learning online. The findings have implications for higher education providers and instructors who are tasked with engaging online students. This identifies the importance of targeted online facilitation to enhance learner-instructor and learner-content engagement.

Eighteenth Century English Literature and History: A Team-Teaching Model

1980 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Richard H. Dammers ◽  
Earl A. Reitan
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Team Teaching ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Teaching Model

Enhancing students’ English proficiency by co-teaching between native and non-native teachers in an EFL context

2019 ◽  
pp. 136216881987393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhui Rao ◽  
Huijun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Team Teaching ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Teaching Behaviors ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Native Teachers

This study examines the effects of co-teaching between native and non-native English teachers on English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ English proficiency in China, and then explores the students’ perceptions of the collaborative form of teaching. Based on the co-teaching schemes created by the previous researchers, this experiment adopted three co-teaching models: (1) one teaching/one assisting model, (2) team teaching model, and (3) station teaching model. By comparing the effects of co-teaching with those of traditional teaching, the study found that the students who were co-taught by a native and a non-native English teacher made more gains in English proficiency than those who were taught by one teacher alone. The findings from the attitudinal survey indicate that the students generally held a positive attitude towards co-teaching and that they attributed the success of this experiment to three benefits in co-teaching: ideal linguistic environment, complementary teaching behaviors, and favorable cultural atmosphere.

scholarly journals English Skills Based Microteaching: An Effective Model in Enhancing English Student Teachers’ Teaching Skills

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Darmayenti Darmayenti ◽  
Besral Besral ◽  
Martin Kustati
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
University Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Post Test ◽  
English Program

Building basic teaching and English skills for student teachers need appropriate and effective teaching model. The current study aimed at designing a model of Micro-teaching Based-English Skill for undergraduates English program at State Islamic University. Research and Development type was used to develop the model. The subjects of this study were seven groups of students (each consist of 12 students) and seven lecturers.  Two groups were cluster randomly selected participate in this study. Pre-test and post-test design of experimental research model has been used without the control group and followed by treatment for 8 weeks prior to their teaching practice in the nearby schools. Data were taken from observations, questionnaires, and test.  The results showed that Micro-teaching Based-English Skill model was appropriate for the lecturers and students. The students’ basic teaching and their English skills were better improved. Therefore, this model is suggested to be implemented provided that both English skills and pedagogical one were the major expectation to be reached.

The Practicality and Effectiveness of Educational Game Developed using Lectora Inspire in Chemical Equilibrium

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Rahmah Hidayani ◽  
Ardi Widhia Sabekti ◽  
Inelda Yulita
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Chemical Equilibrium ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Evaluation Stage ◽  
Analysis Design

The aim of this study was to determine the practicality and effectiveness of educational game media using the Lectora Inspire application on chemical equilibrium. This study used research and development (R&D) methods, with the ADDIE research model, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. In this study only the Implementation and Evaluation stage was carried out. The test subjects in this study were 2 teachers and 20 students of class XI IPA 2 Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Tanjungpinang. The results of practicality tests using teacher questionnaire responses was 88% with the category of very practical and in terms of student responses, it was obtained a percentage of 84% with very practical criteria. In the aspect of effectiveness obtained learning outcomes with pretest and posttest scores N-Gain 0.5 results in the medium category. Based on the results of evaluations conducted by educative game media using the Lectora Inspire application on chemical equilibrium, it is declared practical, and effective for use.

scholarly journals Instructors’ Perceptions of Instructor Presence in Online Learning Environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Richardson ◽  
Erin Besser ◽  
Adrie Koehler ◽  
JiEun Lim ◽  
Marquetta Strait
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
Multiple Case

<p class="2">As online learning continues to grow significantly, various efforts have been explored and implemented in order to improve the instructional experiences of students.  Specifically, research indicates that how an instructor establishes his or her presence in an online environment can have important implications for the students’ overall learning experience. While instructor presence appears to be an important aspect of online learning, more research is needed to fully understand this construct. The purpose of this study was to consider online instructors’ perceptions related to presence, beliefs about actions, and the perceived impact of instructional presence. Using an explanatory multiple-case study approach, this research considered the perspectives of 13 instructors teaching in an online master’s program at a large Midwestern public university.  Results indicate instructors viewed instructor presence as an important component in online courses but their reasons varied. Furthermore, the instructors discussed a number of communication strategies they used, the importance of using such strategies to connect to students, and the potential impact of these strategies on student participation and learning. Additional themes from the interview data are discussed, and implications for online teaching and learning are suggested.</p>

Expectations, Challenges and Suggestions for Faculty Teaching Online Courses in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Sithole ◽  
Davison M Mupinga ◽  
Joachim S Kibirige ◽  
Fidelis Manyanga ◽  
Brian K Bucklein
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Instructor Presence ◽  
The Us

Research on online education has predominantly focused on issues related to student attraction, attrition, retention, and motivation, among others. Little attention has been paid to online instructors and yet, the quality of online education requires educators who understand the expectations of online instruction. Using an online survey, this study examined the expectations and challenges for online instructors and the suggestions for improving online instruction. Based on the data collected from seventeen faculty who teach online courses at four mid-western universities in the US, facilitation, instructor presence, and technical support stood out prominently among the expectations. The major challenges for online instructors were: large class sizes, academic dishonesty, lack of connection with students, too many emails, and lack of student self-discipline. The study recommends viable professional development for online instructors as a pre-requisite to teaching online courses.

scholarly journals Rethinking the Concept of Team Teaching for English and Non-English Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rizkiana Maharddhika
Keyword(s):  
Team Teaching ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
The Real ◽  
Teaching Concept ◽  
Almost All

Generally, a course is taught by one lecturer during one semester. However, one of the institutions in Malang implemented a team teaching model in almost all courses either English or Non-English course. The courses with two and three credits are strongly advised to implement the team teaching model. In this institution, team teaching model is one subject taught by two lecturers; one lecturer for seven meetings before the middle test, and another different lecturer for seven meetings after the middle test. In other words, students will meet two lecturers for one course in one semester in turn. Hence, in this study, the researcher aims to elaborate the concept of team teaching model implemented in this institution. Then, it compared to the real concept of team teaching implementation from other discussions. As a result, there was a bit misconception in the implementation of team teaching concept in this institution. Overall, this study hopefully contributes the insight of team teaching concept for this institution that could be implemented to all courses properly later on

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