Chap 2: "Competence in Teaching at a Distance" by Thomas E Cyrs

• Online teaching is not the same as traditional classroom.
• Areas of competence:

  Course planning and organization:

  know difference between two environments.

  logistical knowledge like copyright

  know learning theory

  Verbal and nonverbal presentation skills:

  teleinstructor is missing body and facial language

  Collaborative teamwork

  DE is more collaborative, needs to be.

  Need to work as team.

  Questioning strategies

  be able to devise questions for all levels of learners.

  ground rules

  promote student questining

  Subject matter expertise

  know subject

  know how subject will be learned by student via exampls, analogies, visual...

  Involving students and coordinating their activities at field sites

  the teleinstructor needs to be able to juggle better esp on remote sites.

  Basic learning theory

  know many learning theories

  Knowledge of the distance learning field

  Know delivery systems

  know synchronous and asynchronous

  Design of study guides correlated with the television screen

  be conscious of how guides will be projected on monitor

  Graphic design and visual thinking

  learn to visualize ideas

  use of multimedia

• DE is not the same as traditional classroom teaching and requires more time.

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