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How to Teach Online

How to Teach Online is a course to guide experienced classroom teachers and prospective teachers on how to become proficient and confident while teaching in an online mode. The course can also be used as a guide to write and prepare compelling online courses to attract and engage online students. It discusses in details all the digital tools and resources to conduct an online class, explores all the necessities for developing a successful online teaching persona, application of universal instructional design to include visual, aural, read/write and kinaesthetic modalities of student’s learning.  Experienced class room teachers can utilise the course for adapting their face-to-face teaching skills to their online classroom, learn how to connect with their online students using contemporary techniques and latest innovations. Future teachers can utilise the course by following knowhow to craft an effective online persona to influence their online learners. The virtual course creation strategies employing UDI, Bloom’s Taxonomy and course Rubrics are explained for designingcontentto support student engagement; along with the tricks behind creating online community and facilitating online discussions. Teaching is never complete until a teacher knows the development of a learner through assessments; the course gives out details on types and availability online assessment tools and feedback tools, as feedback is not only for the learners to improve their learning path, but also helps the best teacher to become better with the right feedback coming from the course takers, so the online teachers combine the love of learning with love of learners to become successful in their profession.

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How to Teach Online is a course to guide experienced classroom teachers and prospective teachers on how to become proficient and confident while teaching in an online mode. The course can also be used as a guide to write and prepare compelling online courses to attract and engage online students. It discusses in details all the digital tools and resources to conduct an online class, explores all the necessities for developing a successful online teaching persona, application of universal instructional design to include visual, aural, read/write and kinaesthetic modalities of student’s learning.  Experienced class room teachers can utilise the course for adapting their face-to-face teaching skills to their online classroom, learn how to connect with their online students using contemporary techniques and latest innovations. Future teachers can utilise the course by following knowhow to craft an effective online persona to influence their online learners. The virtual course creation strategies employing UDI, Bloom’s Taxonomy and course Rubrics are explained for designingcontentto support student engagement; along with the tricks behind creating online community and facilitating online discussions. Teaching is never complete until a teacher knows the development of a learner through assessments; the course gives out details on types and availability online assessment tools and feedback tools, as feedback is not only for the learners to improve their learning path, but also helps the best teacher to become better with the right feedback coming from the course takers, so the online teachers combine the love of learning with love of learners to become successful in their profession.

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Who will benefit from this Course?

Traditional Teachers
Online Course Designers
Education Companies
Academic Consultants
How will you benefit from this Course?

 

After completing the How To Teach Online course, you will be able to:

  • Grasp the idea how online teaching has evolved and why has it gained so much popularity among the learners worldwide
  • Know the various advantages and disadvantages of online teaching so you can be prepared with the unforeseen
  • Be familiar with the different types of online classes and courses; makes it easy to choose the platform you are comfortable in
  • Figure out different tools required to set up the online class, with internet enabled hardware and various software to create or conduct synchronous or asynchronous online classes.
  • Appreciate the various qualities of an effective online teacher, how to pick the right course topic,  and how to influence online learners with a captivating online persona
  • Grasp other methodologies, modalities, learning styles, tools and techniques of online teaching, assessments and feedback.
Where can you see yourself after this Course?
Online Trainers

Completion of the course will help you prepare presentable and interactive online lectures, and develop e-content for the global online learners; having the flexibility to work from any convenient location.

Instructional Designers

Completion of the course will help you develop a sound knowledge of theories and practises of the learning industry, with ample knowledge of courseware design aligned with the instructional objectives.

Curriculum and Course Developers

Completion of the course will help you to collaborate with appropriate stakeholder by identifying business needs, goals and gaps, as well as define new strategies to promote self-paced learning using current technologies.

Academic Coordinator

Completion of the course will help you to work as an Academic Coordinator and develop creative learning community across educational institutes, and involve various stakeholders to develop and manage comprehensive academic support program.

Academic Consultants

Completion of the course will help you to advise student/parents as per their learning needs through structured Counselling Sessions, and understand potential customer profile to assist them in subscribing online education products.

Edupreneurs

Completion of the course will help you to understand potential learners, and get an idea of the latest tools and technologies used in Online Education, needed to develop your entrepreneurship skills in the learning arena.

The Faculty Corner

PROF. MANAS CHAKRAVARTY

After a successful stint as a corporate personnel in various top industries, Prof. Chakravarty ventured out into the academic arena in areas related to Human Resource, Industrial Relations and General Management. He was appointed in the capacity of Associate Dean (ICFAI, Hyderabad) and Dean-Academics (United World School of Business, Hyderabad/Ahmedabad), before joining as a member of the esteemed faculty team in Globsyn Business School. Persuasive, articulate and an avid music lover, Prof. Chakravarty enjoys working with individuals and groups engaged in intellectual pursuit.

What do you need to have to study this Course?

 

To study the course, HTTO you need to have:

  • A passion for becoming an Online Teacher
  • Basic computer knowledge and good communication skills
  • A computer, laptop and a smart phone with camera
  • An avid interest for instructional design

Course Content


  • The session tells us in details how online teaching has put traditional on the line
  • It also outlines how COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in sudden transition to online distance education
  • It details the pros and cons of online teaching, and introduces different types of online classes

  • Learners get to know the details as how online teaching has evolved through ages
  • They get a fair idea on the advantages and disadvantages of conducting various types of online classes.


  • The session provides the importance of online teaching tools
  • It highlights various tools and technologies required to conduct a successful online class
  • It also gives in details the different available software for the online teachers

  • Learners come to know about the requirement of webcam, microphone, computer, smartphone and a proper source of lighting in an online classroom
  • They understand the value of a high bandwidth internet connection
  • They also understand the vital software required for teaching online


  • This session highlights the characteristics of an effective teacher
  • It tells us how one grow into a successful online teacher by following certain characteristics of successful classroom teacher

  • Learners understand the nuances for being an online teacher
  • They understand whichcharacteristics they need to adopt to become respected and loved among their online students.
  • They come to know the tricks and tips to become a reflective, dependable as well as a disciplined teacher.


  • The session outlines the necessity of universal design to educational content to accommodate wide range of learners with varied range of abilities and needs
  • It also highlights the seven original principles of UDI and their approach in instructional design
  • The benefits the development one-size-fits-all approach in online content design.

  • Learners get an idea of the universal design and its application in development of online course material
  • They know how to design the content so it appeals to all kinds of learners and makes them comfortable while using the content for self-study.


  • This session emphasize on why a structured content is an absolute necessity.
  • Ways to decipher the market trend and what sells
  • Gives in details the methodologies to develop engaging online course

  • Learners recognize how to choose a popular and successful online course topic
  • They learn to write measurable objectives and usage of Bloom’s Taxonomy in course design
  • It also explains in details the language and writing styles for the online course.


  • The session deals with Course Quality and Rubrics and defines each of the term in details.
  • It talks about the various benchmarks for online courses like – Online instruction design, course development, teaching-learning process and course structure
  • Give details on the available online tools for course quality rubrics.

  • Online teachers and other course takerscomes to know the benefits of rubrics in designing a course
  • They know the popular online rubrics tools used by academicians and how each has set their evaluation scale
  • A detailed description of the popular Rubrics Quality Matters Program help the learners to know the quality standard expected from their courses.


  • This session as part of Engaging students online takes on how to develop the online persona of an online teacher
  • It provides ways to create an effective online persona to influence learners

  • Learners can know the tips and tricks behind creating an engaging online persona, whom the learners can look up to and get influenced
  • They come to know how to clean up and eliminate adverse facts from the internet.


  • The session focuses on the online community of learners and its importance.
  • It also guides how to build and develop robust community with all its elements

  • Course takers can know why and how an online community works
  • They also get a guidelines and elements for building a thriving online community.


  • The session lets the users know types of online discussion and uses of each in the online course flow
  • It also outlines the ways to facilitate asynchronous and synchronous online discussions.

  • The learners distinguish between asynchronous and synchronous types of discussions
  • They also grasp the ways to facilitate both types of discussion and take it forward to enhance meaningful learning


  • This session describes what student assessment is and why it is a crucial element in online courses.
  • Its gives in details how all stakeholders apart from the learners benefits from the assessments.

  • The learners realize the purpose behind online assessments.
  • They also recognise assessment as part of the learning cycle.


  • This session gives in details about formative and summative assessments and how can they be applied in the online medium also
  • It also focuses on types of online assessments an online teacher can set for the students.

  • The course takers know in details about the assessment types and how each one is conducted in the online medium
  • Common online assessments like performance based, self-assessments, collaborative, test etc. are described with examples


  • The session titled Tools for online assessment discuss in details the common online test type assessments like Quiz, Polls etc.
  • It also illustrates the top tools for creating online assessments with special emphasis on the Moodle tools.

  • The learners know in details how and which types of assessments become effective for the online learners.
  • They know which types of online tools are suitable for them, with a detailed understanding of Moodle tools.


  • This session talks about why feedback is essential for the online students, principles and functions of it
  • It also gives in details the types of online feedback given by the teachers

  • The learners understand and differentiate various types of online feedback and when to use them to reach the objective.
  • How to give feedback to boost students’ engagement and how to pre-record automated feedback in a LMS?


  • This session elucidates the online tools for giving as well as receiving feedbacks for online courses
  • A short description on all the online feedback tools

  • Learners get acquainted with the popular feedback tools available online and their usage.
  • They also know the various ways and tools required to collect students’ feedback which in turn help to improve the course and make it demanding.


  • The session highlights feedback as a major part of formative assessment
  • Gives the essential qualities of a good feedback
  • It also suggests how students’ feedback can be used for various actions.

  • The course learners can be familiar with the essentials of a good feedback.
  • It also guides them as how to use student’s feedback for improving the course delivery methods.


  • The session focuses on the listing of open questions that have been prepared to cover up back to back all the sessions under this course.
  • Model answers for the questions are prepared accordingly based on the issues covered by the sessions of this course.
  • The model answers to the questions prepared under this session for assessing participants’ understanding of the concepts discussed in the course and their application.

  • Since the list of questions is prepared to cover the entire course modules, the answers to the questions provided by the students show their ability to understand the concepts discussed, and their applications in an effective manner.
  • The model answers acting as benchmarks that empower the students to evaluate his/her own performance and clarity of understanding.
  • The model answer enables the student to reduce the knowledge gap involved and thereby enhances the level of understanding.