Online Success
Teaching is a powerful position, and it is the responsibility of the instructor to serve as a role model for the students. I feel teaching is one of the toughest, but most rewarding, professions. It is my responsibility to allow, but aid, students to take responsibility for their own learning and help prepare them for a career in accounting. Student learning is enhanced when the students are actively engaged in the course and perceive the course as relevant to their personal and professional goals. My overall structure of the course depends on the course material and the students in the course. It is my responsibility as an instructor to determine the best delivery method to the students to aid in their understanding of the material and this varies depending on the level of the student, such as graduate vs. undergraduate. I perceive the role of instructors to help students actively engage in their own learning and to critically think about the subject matter before them.
Tracey,
Typically teacher are underpaid, compared to other professions, so the intrinsic rewards are what we rely on, but I agree...when you hear from students that tell you what a difference you have made, that is the best. I love it when they contact you after they are working and tell you how much your classes meant to them and how they wouldn't be where they are without it. Now that is an awesome feeling!
Herbert Brown III
I too Wendy find teaching very rewarding. I especially enjoy when my students tell me what a difference I've made for them!
Wendy,
I do agree with you that the instructor is key to the students success. Being an involved and motivating instructor will help encourage a student to remember why they are in school in the first place. It will also encourage them through the rough times.
Remaining positive will help the student succeed.
LSingleton
Wendy,
This is an excellent summation. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
