dekt123
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« on: October 17, 2009, 04:43:38 AM » |
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Hi everyone, I wanted to get an idea of where everyones first online teaching job was. Whether you have worked on campus before or started in higher ed online, who was the first university/college to higher you to be an online instructor?
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promovenda
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2009, 12:44:50 PM » |
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"Higher"?
This thread is suspicious already.
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tinyzombie
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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2009, 12:52:28 PM » |
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Based on errors in previous posts, I don't think OP's native language is English.
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promovenda
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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2009, 01:09:52 PM » |
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That may be, but even so. OP is asking for the recommendation of a specific school.
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dekt123
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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2009, 02:11:42 PM » |
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Did I do something wrong here, this is the online teaching area of the website, isn't it? I was simply just asking for a general idea of what the board members first online teaching job was, that's all. I'm not sure why that would make some of you be rude for no reason.
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2009, 01:57:27 PM » |
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I was already teaching full time at my college (all f2f classes) when I added one online course to my schedule. Actually, I didn't add a course, but morphed an alternate-delivery course into online delivery. (The alt-delivery was this weird correspondence course sort of thing, that I inherited from a retiree.)
In my current position, again I started teaching full time f2f only, but moved into teaching online as well.
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Nothing to see here. Move along, folks.
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johnr
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2009, 02:12:08 PM » |
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I was (and still am) teaching full time when I developed my first online course. I offer the course during the summer session.
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2009, 04:29:05 PM » |
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I started my teaching career doing f2f teaching (for about seven years), and am currently teaching for a branch of the American Public University System, a fact that I think I can divulge without giving away my secret identity (it has LOTS of adjunct instructors!). It's for-profit, but seems to be less profit motivated than many, as the population it serves consists mostly of military personnel and civil servants.
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2009, 08:22:39 AM » |
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I was (and still am) teaching full time when I developed my first online course.
Ditto. |
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saguaro
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2009, 10:18:17 AM » |
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Did I do something wrong here, this is the online teaching area of the website, isn't it? I was simply just asking for a general idea of what the board members first online teaching job was, that's all. I'm not sure why that would make some of you be rude for no reason.
You used the word "higher" instead of "hire" in your post. If you want to post here you need to know that this is a tough crowd. You will just have to get used to it and keep your fingers crossed when you post. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2009, 01:43:46 AM » |
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I had done consulting work at the college, helping write grants on social services, especially related to substance abuse. When one of the grants that had been funded needed an on-line course created, they asked me to do it.
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2009, 01:23:33 PM » |
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I was (and still am) teaching full time when I developed my first online course.
Ditto. Ditto ditto. I have been teaching f2f for almost 20 years so it seemed to be a natural progression to add an online course. Knowing how to teach is different than putting up a bunch of notes, quizzes, and discussion questions on Bb, Angel, Moodle, etc. Get grounded in your teaching abilities and it will help you pick up on your online students' needs. |
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johnr
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2010, 08:19:41 PM » |
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Knowing how to teach is different than putting up a bunch of notes, quizzes, and discussion questions on Bb, Angel, Moodle, etc. Get grounded in your teaching abilities and it will help you pick up on your online students' needs.
Amen to that. I'm still trying to get it right. It's a fun challenge though; something different after many years of teaching face to face, |
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2010, 08:06:11 PM » |
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I was (and still am) teaching full time when I developed my first online course. I offer the course during the summer session.
Ditto. |
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kohelet
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2010, 08:08:51 PM » |
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Knowing how to teach is different than putting up a bunch of notes, quizzes, and discussion questions on Bb, Angel, Moodle, etc. Get grounded in your teaching abilities and it will help you pick up on your online students' needs.
Amen to that. I'm still trying to get it right. It's a fun challenge though; something different after many years of teaching face to face, Ha--I did my first "ditto" without seeing that was the thread's recurring theme. I'll ditto this one, too. Teaching online has really "spiced things up" for me, and all the thinking about pedagogy that it requires has made me a better f2f teacher, too. |
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