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Online Teaching

For millennia education took place “face-to-face” between mentors and their students. However, it is no longer necessary for professors to be in direct contact with their students. Courses are taught using the internet and are either called online teaching, online education, or distance education.

This enables students who have hectic or erratic schedules to avail themselves of educational opportunities. There are different online delivery methods as well as major differences between traditional and online education.

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Some Thoughts on Teaching Online Classes

For the final project, I prepared a slideshow of my project, what lessons I created, documentation using pictures, as well as my own reflections. It was a very rewarding two year experience.

I compared this experience with that of my regular teaching job. It was the quietest job with no discipline problems, but involved a lot of preparation, thought and getting acquainted with the material and needs of the students. Yet all along, I felt their motivation was high and constantly was growing.

It was an entirely different teaching world than I had been used to. The students were motivated and interested and contrary to what I thought about teaching online classes, the interaction was personal and helpful. For this, there were forums where students could ask questions and raise concerns and even a live web chat for direct immediate issues in order to proceed to the next task.

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