I finished a course on teaching online that taught me a lot. Considering there is a huge push to move to put some part of education online, it is essential to value teaching online as a key to teaching students about technology and relevant subject.
It had many discussions and project ideas. We learned from each other and talked about staying in touch through LinkedIn. We shared resources and websites to help each other.
This course was about more than just learning. It was about making connections and getting ready for a future where we can teach from anywhere. We looked at online courses that make learning available to more people, even in places where it is hard to get education.
We learned how to use technology to make classes more fun and interesting. This course showed me that teaching is changing. We need to be ready to teach in new ways. This is important for teachers who want to help their students learn in any situation.
I am excited about what I can do as a teacher now. This course has made me more confident. In the course, we learned new ways to help students. The challenges for students to learn online include equity and high need students. We discussed how these can be catered Learning is an ongoing journey, and there is always more we can do. "Ontario is mulling legislation that would make online education a permanent part of the public school system." Source
Some of the websites that I came to explore were:
Typeform - polls, and quiz that you can integrate in Google Sites, Padlet recording feedback using an online board.
These were some recommendations after the course:
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Free four-week course from FutureLearn offered in February, May and October
OISE's Learning Experience Design is not focused on K-12, but its concepts are crucially applicable.
UBC's Master of Educational Technology is probably the best you can take at that level.
Read journals (or at least keep an eye on them). Good examples are the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology the Electronic Journal of eLearning the Journal of Online Learning Research and the Online Learning Journal from Online Learning Consortium.
Follow blogs such as The Innovative Educator The eLearning Coach Tony Bates
Read books, some good examples here and here and I also recommend Online Teaching at Its Best by Mark Lieberman or What Videogames Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee.
Attend conferences and workshops (eg through CIS Ontario- bonus points for spotting yours truly at one of the excellent recent UnConferences."
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/permanent-online-school-1.5964008
- [University of the People](https://www.uopeople.edu)
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