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Effective Online Teaching Strategies Course
Online instruction takes creativity. Smoothly transition from traditional classrooms to online teaching. Create an engaging online classroom where every learner reaches their full potential.
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Did you know?
The education landscape is changing. Demand for online learning is rapidly growing around the world. Online teaching is here to stay and will become mainstream by 2025.
Make your virtual classroom a great place to learn.
Learn online teaching strategies
Build the confidence to teach online. Gain a deeper insight into the modern online classroom and the role of the online educator.
Resources to get you started
Get expert tips, tools, and resources to learn how you can prepare, plan, evaluate and teach online to all learning types.
Create an engaging online classroom
Learn best practices for designing an effective virtual classroom that ensures a successful online teaching and learning experience for you and your students.
100% online flexible course
Start anytime. Complete 20 hours of online asynchronous learning at your own pace and anywhere with WiFi.
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Course Curriculum
Module 1: The Online Learning Environment
Lesson 1Theories of Online Learning (2 hours)
Lesson 1
Theories of Online Learning (2 hours)
After this lesson you will be able to differentiate between the main points of current learning theory: constructivism, community of inquiry, connectivism and identify online teaching strategies based on each learning theory approach.
Lesson 2A computer-Mediated Environment (2 hours)
Lesson 2
A computer-Mediated Environment (2 hours)
This lesson helps you articulate the advantages and disadvantages of teaching and learning online and understand and use some of the key terms used in the Online Learning Environment.
Lesson 3Your Working Environment (2 hours)
Lesson 3
Your Working Environment (2 hours)
You will be able to list some of the elements of your current online learning environment and note some factors in your current online environment that can be improved.
Module 2: The Online Educator and Learner
Lesson 1The Online Educator (3 hours)
Lesson 1
The Online Educator (3 hours)
Learn how to use technology to assess and develop your teaching methods. Find out how different learning styles can impact online learning and the student’s experience.
Lesson 2 The Online Learner (3 hours)
Lesson 2
The Online Learner (3 hours)
Focusing on the learner and all different types of learning styles. Make learning easier for students by adapting elements of online learning to meet the needs of the diverse learner.
Module 3: Online Lesson Planning
Lesson 1Planning Sticky Learning (3 hours)
Lesson 1
Planning Sticky Learning (3 hours)
You’ll learn the fundamentals of sticky learning. Explore the skills necessary to develop your own community of knowledge, write a script for an entire lesson, create a storyboard or journal entry to reflect different parts of the lesson.
Lesson 2Being an Effective Online Teacher (3 hours)
Lesson 2
Being an Effective Online Teacher (3 hours)
This lesson gives you the chance to reflect on your teaching ideas and education style as well as connect with teacher communities online to learn more insight into online teaching and ultimately help you in becoming the best online teacher possible for your students.
Meet your Course Creator
Teresa Avery , Ph.D. Student
Course Creator and Designer
Teresa is a Ph.D. student in the Doctor of Philosophy, CSTD program at the University of Toronto, OISE, Canada. Her research focuses on making online conversations more meaningful and best practices for online teaching. Teresa is passionate about online teaching and learning as relevant online courses have a real-world advantage.
Teresa has been involved in international programming, publicity and education for over 25 years. She loves helping teachers and students develop community online and face-to-face and creating learning opportunities that are unique for different audiences.
Frequently Asked Questions
No! This course isn't required to secure a job online, but the education landscape is changing and the demand for online learning is growing around the world.
Traditional teacher training does not typically provide in-depth insight into 100% online education, Effective Online Teaching Strategies: Creating Smarter Virtual Classrooms gives educators the tools and strategies teachers need to navigate teaching in the online space successfully.
No. A TEFL certification and a bachelor’s degree are the standard requirements for many ESL or English as a Second Language jobs.
However, we recommend adding the Effective Online Teaching Strategies course to your list of qualifications as it will boost your resume, prepare you for online jobs in addition to in-person roles and provide you with greater job flexibility.
We recommend pairing Effective Online Teaching Strategies with the OISE TEFL or I-House UC Berkeley TEFL course. Learn more about our TEFL programs here.
Yes! While nothing can replace the in-class experience, the challenges of the online classroom can often be fairly different.
This course will help you gain a deeper insight into:
- How online teaching differs from in-person teaching
- The advantages and disadvantages of teaching online
- Some of the challenges you’ll face as an online teacher and how you can overcome them
- Online teaching strategies for different types of learners
- How you can become a more effective online teacher
- How to create a successful online lesson plan
By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to take on the complexities and challenges of teaching in an online learning environment and hold the tools and strategies you need to quickly adapt to online teaching and design a modern classroom experience that suits every learner.
Upon completion of this 20-hour course, participants will be issued a digital certificate issued by Teach Away.
This course does not count towards any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
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