The world of distance education is changing education. But for instructors, it may not feel like it’s changing for the better. Instructors are becoming more and more frustrated with the increased workload and the expectation from students to be accessible 24×7.
Audio Online Seminar • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 • 12:00 pm Central • $249 Register today and save! (Price increases to $274 after 2/16/2011)
Audio Online Seminar
Event Date: 2/23/2011
Time: 12:00 pm Central
Length: 75 Minutes
Pricing:
Registration Price: $249
CD + Transcript: $269
Register today and save! (Price for live event increases to $274 after 2/16/2011).
Distance education has a tremendous upside, but increasingly, students and instructors are experiencing its downside too:
•Instructors’ workloads are increasing. The need to respond individually to students can be all-consuming and exhausting, and instructors are finding their workloads are becoming difficult to maintain.
•Students miss a sense of community. A classroom fosters a community, and some students feel isolated without this connection, which may negatively impact student learning.
The solution is to create a learner-centered online classroom experience, one that compels students to assume more responsibility for their education while lessening the workload on instructors.
You’ll learn how to make this happen in your distance education course by attending the audio online seminar How to Balance Online Learner Needs and Instructor Workload. Presented by two experienced online educators, the online audio seminar will help you:
•Identify and implement strategies for establishing an instructor presence while decreasing your workload.
•Discover why combining a learner-centered, interactive instructional activity with targeted instructor feedback enhances student achievement and retention.
•Develop assignments and grading strategies to increase student interaction.
•Create an inclusive, online community where students connect with other members of their class, thereby reducing their reliance on you.
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