6 Ways to Be a Better Online Teacher - Paul Beaudoin, Campus Technology

For over a decade, enrollments in online classes have steadily increased. According to a recent Sloan Consortium report, 7.1 million college students are currently enrolled in an online course -- and those numbers are expected to rise. To meet the demand, more and more faculty are being asked to teach blended or online courses -- even MOOCs. While most institutions have an online preparedness rubric for students, few have such a rubric for faculty who teach online. It doesn't take long to discover that teaching in the blended or online learning environment is not a direct transfer of the traditional face-to-face class. The challenges of online learning often require a different set of skills that may not come easily to brick-and-mortar instructors. Here are six tried-and-tested strategies for becoming a better online teacher. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/03/26/6-ways-to-be-a-better-online-teacher.aspx