Great Virtual Teaching
These were the notes that I took from a brainstorming on virtual teacher quality
Teacher Quality in virtual teaching:
•Role has changed – from developer to implementer
•Brick and mortar quality does not equal great virtual teacher
•Have to meet federal standards if highly qualified in order
•Have to have a great interest in working in an online delivery system
•Well trained teachers still need mentor teachers
•In any start-up there is that high initial turn-over until you get the people who are very comfortable with online teaching
•iNACOL has standards for teachers of online content
•ABCTE working on creating an online certificate based on those standards
•Need solid evaluations in order to ensure the quality is there
•Allowing teachers to be ‘students’ in online learning is a key start – then become the facilitator
•To be successful in the virtual classroom have to build relationships with every student
•Regulations – need to be careful of being too prescriptive
•Need to reduce barriers to fully leverage our math and science teachers nationwide
•Florida: student teaching done ½ brick and mortar and ½ virtual!
•Teacher preparation is still vital – need to have those training
•Teacher preparation creates high costs that are prohibitive – would be helpful to allow virtual schools to build programs to train teachers so that they really understand the tools we are using
•Blended learning model creates even a great need for training teachers
•Have to look at the quality of the teaching divorced from the quality of the delivery as well - the voice online is absolutely critical
•Technical, pedagogy, social and management are the critical four areas
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Great list! I might also add
Great list! I might also add that it is crucial for educators and students to have transparency in the virtual learning environment.
In a virtual world, educators need to have the ability to easily track and organize individual student data, while students need to be able to monitor their own progress online.
At VSS 2009, BrainHoney demonstrated how teachers and students can have an unparalleled degree of transparency throughout the learning process. Students can track their own progress and teachers can provide individualized instruction to students who need it most.
This is a super list, and I
This is a super list, and I speak from having been an educator at all points and levels. The Blended e-Learning aspect will encourage teachers to train and participate, as it is enticing. Teachers should not be teachers unless they love to educate and help students learn. Virtual learning should be perceived as an open window for teachers, parents, and students to fly through!