Share Paper: Confessions of an Online Teacher: Lessons and Tips for Success

  1. Sandi Smith-Andrews, Tennessee Tech University, United States
  2. Haylee Layne, Tennessee Tech University, United States
Monday, October 26 2:15-2:30 PM Room 3

Abstract: Learning to teach online is not dissimilar to preparing to enter a classroom for the first time. In both environments, the wide-eyed instructor enters aimed with all the knowledge imparted during her training. When the actuality arrives, the “best practices” fall somewhere in between the learned pedagogy purported during teacher education and the real-life experiences of the classroom or online environment. The session contains a list of suggested practices and sage advice from a long-time online educator including five major lessons-learned and seven tips for successful teaching. Lesson Section Headings: The Online Environment is Different Know Your Technology Get Organized ...