Readiness Quiz for Online Instructors
Potential online instructors should be required to take an orientation quiz to see if they are ready, technically and otherwise, to teach an online course. There is a huge difference in being an online instructor and an on-campus instructor. The time commitment is much more stringent in online classes.
Jeanice,
No, I would agree that it can be more challenging. Many people who teach on-campus courses and have done it for a while can walk in a class and teach off-the-cuff. On-campus is also for a set period such as T/TH for 1hr and 15 minutes each class. Online is constant. Even though you can set reasonable boundaries, if you expect to remain virtually present in the course in the eyes of your student you need to be very connected and responsive.
Herbert Brown III
I have taught both online and on-campus courses and I find that online teaching is much more demanding. This is probably more my problem than just the demands of the class. I feel that I must be available 24/7 for the students. This is something that I have to work on.
joyce,
Interesting perspective. Can you explain some of the other attributes that online instructors would need that on-campus instructors might not have. I would be interested to see your perspective of the differences between them.
Herbert Brown III
