Making a virtue of necessity - a low-cost, comprehensive online teaching and learning environment

2012 ◽  
pp. 63-74
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment

scholarly journals Converting to Online Course and Program Delivery: The University of South Australia Case Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce King ◽  
Holly McCauslan ◽  
Ted Nunan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The University

The University of South Australia's (UniSA) approach to converting its distance education programs to online delivery is to manage it as a part of establishing an online teaching and learning environment for all of its programs. UniSA's move to online teaching and learning derives from a clear vision of its future, is informed and directed by a comprehensive framework for teaching and learning, and enabled by appropriate structures, processes and resources. The institution has chosen to develop a relatively low-cost, easy to use online teaching and learning environment that has facilitated large-scale conversion to the online mode for all teaching and learning, including traditional distance education.

Summarizing Teaching Approaches in the Traditional Classroom and in the Virtual Environment

2012 ◽  
pp. 219-235
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Instructional Methods ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment

Teachers in today’s information society are required to rethink their teaching approaches to accommodate the learning needs of children and adults, either in the traditional classroom settings or the virtual environment. Logically speaking, children require instructors to teach them by using the pedagogical methods. Likewise, adults require teachers to help them learn by using andragogical approaches such as facilitation methods. When it comes to teaching children or helping adults learn in the online teaching and learning environment, it is the epistemological positions of the teachers that predetermine their instructional methods. In this chapter, the author compared and contrasted those pedagogical teaching methods with those andragogical approaches.

Buddhist Detachment as a Conceptual Point of Entry into Teaching Sociopolitically-Located Multicultural Education Online

2011 ◽  
pp. 108-125
Author(s):  
Christine Clark
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Point Of Entry ◽  
Educational Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment

Drawing on the concept of “Buddhist detachment,” this chapter focuses on how the “distance” between students, and between students and faculty, imposed by the online teaching and learning environment, though typically viewed as antithetical to progressive educational pedagogy, can actually be integral to its realization.

Facilitating Civility in Distance Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Catherine F. Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Professional Relationship ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
History Of

Higher education has a long history of incivility, and the advent of distance learning has further exacerbated the issues. Increasing incivility in our society adds another challenging dimension to combating incivility and maintaining a supportive, educational environment. This chapter addresses the challenges of maintaining civility in the online teaching and learning environment that facilitates access 24/7. Specific issues relevant to disruptive actions in distance learning are covered, as well as strategies for preventing and reducing online incivility. Promoting a sense of connectiveness and social interaction is recommended, while also maintaining a professional relationship. Online culture is discussed as a key element in establishing an effective online environment.

Teaching Through a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-60
Author(s):  
Katrina Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New World ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Parent Communication ◽  
The Times

During the times of COVID-19, teachers quickly had to address the barrier of virtual learning and adapt to a new world of online teaching. This chapter will look into effective practices for online teaching and learning. Additionally, it investigates parent communication in the classroom and how that has changed and developed during this season of COVID-19. This chapter will explore how the learning environment rapidly changed, developed, and improved. It also looks at useful resources that allow for online learning to continue to evolve and grow. In addition, this shift into an online world and how it can be transferred over when learning returns full time to classrooms to grant continued, uninterrupted learning are explored. Looking at how students from low socio-economic backgrounds were affected with the immediate shut down of schools and services, we must examine how to better set our students up for success for the future. Reflecting how schools can better prepare families will create an environment that is proactive, not reactive.

scholarly journals A Multi-Institutional Study of Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Online Teaching and Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Edgar Blundell ◽  
Daniel A. Castañeda ◽  
Junghyae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Satisfaction ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Instructor Satisfaction

Faculty satisfaction is an essential component in an online teaching and learning environment. The researchers of the current quantitative study identified factors that influence online instructors’ satisfaction at 10 different four-year public and private higher education institutions in the state of Ohio. The researchers also validated the modified OFSS-R survey (Blundell, 2015) within the study. The participants (N = 382), were faculty members who taught fully online at the 10 institutions. Results of the study revealed that instructor satisfaction was influenced by three main factors: (1) the instructor-student interaction; (2) the role of technology; and (3) the institutional support. Study results also revealed that the OFSS-R survey is valid and reliable measurement of perceived faculty satisfaction in a fully online environment.

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