The Benefits and Challenges of Online Education
Explore the potential benefits and challenges of online teaching and learning, strategies to address obstacles, and methods to support students in virtual environments. Dive into discussions on why teaching online, anticipated challenges, student benefits, and instructor challenges and benefits.
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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF ONLINE EDUCATION
WELCOME o Facilitator name Position at university Contact info
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this module, you should be able to: o Describe the potential benefits and challenges of online teaching and learning o Outline strategies to address challenges related to online teaching and learning o Develop strategies to assist students in online environments o Self-evaluate readiness for teaching online
AGENDA o Benefits & challenges of online teaching and learning o Skills for successful online learning o Online teaching skills
BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING
DISCUSSION o Why would you want to teach online? o What benefits do you think online education has for you and your students?
DISCUSSION o What are some of the challenges you anticipate with online teaching and learning?
STUDENT BENEFITS o Material available anytime o Can access from anywhere o Don t need to live in city o Self-paced learning/review o Multiple media formats available o Time to think through and edit responses (great for introverts)
STUDENT CHALLENGES o Time management skills o Takes more time than anticipated o Technology not always easy (not as tech savvy as we or they think they are) o No immediate classmate to ask for help
INSTRUCTOR CHALLENGES & BENEFITS Video o Benefits and Challenges of Online Teaching
INSTRUCTOR CHALLENGES & BENEFITS Benefit: Plan & revise in advance Challenge: Takes time
INSTRUCTOR CHALLENGES & BENEFITS Benefit: Advanced testing Challenge: Time management
INSTRUCTOR CHALLENGES & BENEFITS Benefit: Flexibility Challenge: Expectations
INSTRUCTOR CHALLENGES & BENEFITS Benefit: Multiplicity, Creativity & Engagement Challenge: Unfamiliarity & tech failures
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES Video o Overcoming the Challenges in Online Teaching and Learning
ACTIVITY: THINK, INK, PAIR, SHARE o On lined side of cue card: Write your top three benefits (to you or students) o On blank side of cue card: Write your top three challenges (for you or students)
SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL ONLINE LEARNING
ACTIVITY: TAKE THIS QUIZ o Go to the following URL and take the quiz* from a students perspective: http://distance.uh.edu/online_learning.html * Developed at the University of Houston
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION Student skills Instructor assistance
ONLINE TEACHING SKILLS Video o Skills Developed Through Online Teaching
DISCUSSION o What do you think are some important online teaching skills?
SUMMARY o Online teaching and learning has many benefits and challenges o Sometimes the benefits have associated challenges o There are some skills (e.g. time management) that help students succeed in online learning o Some skills (e.g. giving detailed instructions) improve instructors effectiveness in online environments
THANK YOU o Questions? o Comments? o Help? Contact information facilitator s and departmental
REFERENCES Devine, C. (2013). The Skills Both Online Students and Teachers Must Have. Retrieved from http://www.edudemic.com/the-skills-both- online-students-and-teachers-must-have/. Kassop, M. (2003) Ten Ways Online Education Matches or Surpasses Face-to-Face. Retrieved from http://technologysource.org/ article/ten_ways_online_education_ matches_or_surpasses_facetoface_learning/. MGH Institute of Health Professions. (2014). Benefits and Challenges of Online Instruction. Retrieved from http://www.mghihp.edu/ faculty/faculty-compass/teaching/Prepare-Your-Course/Online/ Benefits-and-challenges-of-online-instruction.aspx. 1. 2. 3.
REFERENCES Thomas, MJW (2002). Learning within Incoherent Structures: The Space of Online Discussion Forums. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 18(3): 351-66. University of New Hampshire. (2012). Benefits and Challenges. Retrieved from http://www.unh.edu/eunh/benefits-challenges 4. 5.
