Basics for novice instructors who are interested in teaching online.

1. So, You
Want To
Teach
Outside The
Box?
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Alshakhly
e-Learning

2.  Are you sure you know what e-learning is?
“Electronic learning, refers to training,
education, coaching, and information that
is delivered digitally”, (Broadbent, 2002,
p. 9).

3.  Are you sure you know what e-learning is?
There are four types of e-learning:
Informal learning, for online communities
Self-paced learning, such as CBT or WBT
Leader-led, needs instructor or acilitator’s
involvement
Performance support tools, programs or
software for e-learning, (Broadbent, 2002, p.
10-11).

4.  Are you sure you know what e-learning is?
“E-learning’s richness is achieved by
combining the four types and also by
combining e-learning with conventional
learning method,” (Broadbent, 2002, p.
23).

5.  Are you prepared to be an online instructor?
1) Know your students, their ages, skills,
backgrounds, needs, and objectives to take the
class.
2) Establish your objectives and the outcomes of this
course so that you determine the curriculum and
materials you prepare doe this class.
3) Choose your materials that are going to be
transferred to the online environment.

6.  Are you prepared to be an online instructor?
4. Set up your guidelines, rules, roles, and
norms that create and complete your
course.
5. Plan for the method of delivery.
6. Determine the amount of control that
you feel comfortable with in releasing to
the learners.

7.  Are you prepared to be an online instructor?
7) Decide how your are going to fashion your course
organization and management.
8) Choose the method of online assessment and evaluation
for your students.
9) Create a rule of thump for your online classes
attendance so that to meet state and federal
guidelines.
10) Define learning and learning outcomes that you want
to see reflected by your learners.
(Palloff & Pratt, 2001, p. 69-83 ).

8.  Did you study how the process is controlled?
Know the role of accreditation: “the goal standard
of education, symbolizes the effort to uphold
standards and ensure the quality of degrees”
(Maeroff, 2003, p. 177).
Study the regulation issues, “whether
accreditation should concern itself more in the
digital age with the access to information and with
student capabilities for getting that information in
new kinds of online libraries” (Maeroff, 2003, p.
184).

9.  Did you study how the process is controlled?
Discern the faculty connection. The medium of
the online courses needs immediate interaction
with the students and “can take on a life of its
own and readily into a 24/7 proposition” (Maeroff,
2003, p. 191).
Ensure the intellectual property rights, that is the
way how, “ownership of electronic courses could be
evaluated along a continuum” (Maeroff, 2003, p.
193).

10.  Are you familiar with a variety of tools that
appeal to a variety of learning styles?
Here are some:
Adapted from: (Hyder, 2002, p. 2)
Whiteboard Tools access Live demos
Slide or file display Integrated telephony
and VOIP
Annotation
Student/trainer chat Session registration
and reporting
Multimedia content
Video integration Testing and grading Group web surfing
Peer-to-peer chat Record and playback Application sharing

11.  Do you know what your organization and your
students are going to achieve from this plan?
You are supporting your organization’s goals
by:
Improved training costs (return on investment
and less travel)
Decreased materials costs (creating
environment needed on line)
Increased productivity (learners access not in
the working hours)
Standardization (creating standardized process
and consistency in the delivery of content)
 Adapted from: Kuhlmann (2010)

12.  Do you know what your organization and your
students are going to achieve from this plan?
You are supporting the students’ linguistic skills
by:
Real time access (course can be accessed
anytime, anywhere)
Freedom to fail and to start over (not like face-
to-face classroom where students fear the
consequences)
Improved retention (because of the practical
experiences, constant feedback, and chatting
with others)
Personalized learning (as learners have control
over their courses)
Adapted from: Kuhlmann (2010)

13. Do you know what
people think of e-
learning?
 People like to call e-
learning “smart e-
learning” because it
makes a difference. It
changes what people do
and how they learn.
Smart e-learning,
although relies on the
e-instructors, it tends
to focus on the success
of the organization and
the instruction
itself.

14. Do you know what people
think of e-learning?
 The three fundamental
components that comprise
smart
e-learning focus on the
learners
and their motivations,
perceptions and
participations. These
components
become part of the e-
learning
project only through solid
instructional
design and course plan.
(Mulvihill, 2011)

15.  Conclusion
Congratulation! You have made
the right decision.
 You know what e-learning is.
 You are prepared to be an
online instructor.
 You know how the process is
controlled
 You are familiar to a variety
of tools that appeal to a
variety of students’ learning
styles.
 You know what you, your
students, and your organization
are going to achieve by this
decision.

16. References
Broadbent, B. (2002). ABCs of e-learning: Reaping the benefits and
avoiding the pitfalls. Pfeiffer ISBN: 0787959103
Hyder, K. (2002). Teach in your Pajamas: Becoming a Synchronous e-
Trainer.The e-Learning Developers’ Journal. November 25.
Available at: www.elearning.com
Kuhlmann, T. (2010). Why e-learning is so effective?The Rapid E-
Learning Blog. February 2010. Available at:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/why-e-learning-is-so-
effective/
Maeroff, G. (2003). A classroom of one: How online learning is
changing our schools and colleges Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN:
1403960852
Mulvihill, K. (2011). Smart e-Learning is the Goal! Available at:
http://www.suddeninsight.com/smart-e-learning-is-the-goal/
Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2001). Lessons from the cyberspace
classroom: The realities of online teaching. Jossey-Bass ISBN:
0787955191