Online Teaching Survival Guide

Uzma BhattiEducational Technology Specialist

Learning Technologies Division

TIMENeed it. Want it. Gotta have it.

Will my online class take over my life?

With a little planning, it should not take over your life.(hopefully)

Your Content

Academic Content

The Other Stuff

Academic Content

The Other Stuff

Time Commitment

Technical Expertise

Communication

Administrative Challenges

The Other Stuff

TIME

SINK

A PLAN

Plan Now, Save Time Later

“An orientation scaffold supports learners in understanding the online course environment. It describes the general layout of the course, including the major features of the course environment such as the location of learning materials, discussions, assignments, mail, grades, and other major features you may have in your course.”

Stavredes, Tina. Effective Online Teaching : Foundations and Strategies for Student Success. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, 2011. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 14 November

2014. Copyright 2011. Jossey-Bass. All rights reserved.

Inside the Classroom

• Review tools used in LMS• Review syllabus,

schedule, etc.• Review general format of

the course format• Identify asynchronous

and synchronous components

• Review supplemental resources

Outside the Classroom

• Show where to access library resources

• Identify student technical support outlets

• Point out LMS tutorials and documentation

• List Vendors and text book suppliers

• Identify proctoring sites

TIME

SAVE

“An expectation scaffold is (also) an important tool to help you proactively manage expectations of learners and keep them from making inaccurate assumptions about the course.”

Stavredes, Tina. Effective Online Teaching: Strategies and Foundations for Student Success. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Proquest ebrary. Web. 11 November 2014. Copyright 2011. Josey-Bass. All rights reserved.

Teaching Style Course Layout

Communication Policy

Grading

Technical Responsibilities

TIME

SAVE

Challenges du Jour

My email bounced back when I replied to you!

Call the fire department! Student A just flamed Student B

The computer froze as you tried to save the grades in your grade book. &^%#!!

Very little activity online. Where did all the students go?

My dog ate my iPad. The whole thing. Charger and all.

The due time is 11:59. It’s still 11:59 but I can’t upload my assignment!!

What’s wrong with sarcasm? Can’t people just take a joke?

The virtual meeting session just crashed! Where did my class go???

What do you mean my selfie is inappropriate???

Your First-Aid

Kit

Technology failure is possibly the most reliable thing about technology.

Ethan Trewhitt, Jan 11, 2011, Flickr

Lion Behind the Keyboard

Douglas Wood, June 20, 2007, Flickr

Ok, that just didn’t work. Now What?