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Article: The practice of virtual teaching: school leaders who want to teach an online college course need to be mindful of effective tricks.
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- School Administrator
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Teaching online courses presents new and unique experiences--especially for those of us who started as educators more than a quarter century ago.
Teaching a course where there is no face-to-face contact with the learner eliminates the unspoken language of nonverbal clues that teachers use to get a feel for their classrooms.
The instructor of a virtual class must be cognizant of the interactions with each learner and the wording of each message sent to those learners. Because the students are not sitting in the classroom, a simple joke that is shared may be interpreted in a completely different and unintended way by a learner working from home many states ...