Introduction to Online Teaching And Learning by Tracy

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Presented by Dr. Tracy Russo, Ferris State University, Senior Online Designer

Introduction to Online Teaching And Learning

What characteristics make up a quality online teaching and learning experience? What are today’s learners looking for in online classes? How do we make sure online classes are at least as good (if not better) than the face-to-face equivalent? If I teach online, what should I expect? What if I’d like to teach online, but not sure my subject will work well for the online format? In this session, these as well as other questions will be explored through viewing successful online courses.

A basic “tech tool kit” will also be shared for f2f participants to build their online repertoire. If you think you might be teaching online in the future OR are currently teaching an online course you feel is outdated, this session is for you. Also provides an overview of the Ferris Course Quality Rubric and Design Process Components. ~From Ferris State University eLearning Workshop, December 2019

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Online Teaching & Learning

Introduction

Presented by Dr. Tracy Russo, Ferris State University, Senior Online Designer

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What is online teaching?

-A quick distance learning overview

Online learning is education that takes place over the Internet, often referred to as “elearning” among other terms. However, online learning is just one type of “distance learning” -the umbrella term for any learning that takes place across distance and not in a traditional classroom. Distance learning has a long history...
including:
• Correspondence Courses: conducted through regular mail with little interaction.
• Telecourses: where content is delivered via radio or television broadcast.
• CD-ROM Courses: where the student interacts with static computer content.
• Online Learning: Internet-based courses offered synchronously and/or asynchronously.
• Mobile Learning: by means of devices such as cell phones, PDAs and digital audio
players (iPods, MP3 players)." Taken from http://www.wlac.edu/online/documents/otl.pdf.

Online teaching and learning also include different levels of online use integrating with face-to-face teaching. Classes may be web-enhanced, flipped, hybrid, or fully online. What constitutes a hybrid class vs. f2f or online varies across institutions but typically refers to using online learning to reduce f2f seat time.

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Who chooses online learning?

(and why?)

Data from a 2019 presentation about online education in Michigan by Dr. Amy Greene, Executive Director of Online Learning at Ferris State University. Complete presentation at this link: Online course enrollments have increased every year for the past 14 years.
Public institutions command the largest portion of online students with 67.8%.
52.8% of all students who took at least one online course also took a course on-campus.
84.2% of online-only students at public schools live in the same state as the college or university they attend.

Flexibility
Social-emotional health and safety
Physical health issues
Experiences with bullying
Mental health issues
Interests and life circumstances
Alternative education
Credit recovery
Under performing
At risk

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How is online different?

And how is it the same?

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Who am I?
Who are you?
Who do we want to be?

There is a lot of talk about the Millenials, and generational differences. The reality is we are now teaching mainly Gen-Z if we teach traditional students, and many leaders in higher ed are now Gen-X instead of Baby Boomers. Millenials are just as likely to be teaching in higher ed as taking classes.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/millennial-life-how-young-adulthood-t...

Here is a more detailed explanation of the generations: https://www.careerplanner.com/Career-Articles/Generations.cfm

Information about international differences related to generational differences is not a part of this presentation.