Publisher's Synopsis
Are you looking for an easy-to-use guide with proven tips and strategies that can help you to be a more effective online teacher without increasing your time commitment?"Online Teaching" is a practical guide that can help you to be a more effective online teacher while reducing your time teaching and marking. It can also help you to better balance your personal life with your professional responsibilities. Online Teaching is written by Brian Harris, an award-winning teacher and Amazon bestselling author, an educator who has taught online courses for more than 15 years.In the spring of 2020, Brian was teaching an online course for teachers helping them to be more effective in their work with students when the Covid-19 pandemic began to close schools everywhere. Suddenly, teachers at all grade levels were thrust into the arena of online teaching. At this time, Brian was able to help teachers in his online course learn some effective online techniques as well as helping them to better deal with the stress and isolation caused by Covid-19. In this book, Brian will share the tips and strategies that have made him an outstanding online teacher. Consider some of the comments teachers have made after taking an online professional course with him: -"Brian facilitated the most incredible online learning experience I've ever had and I've done loads of online courses, even having completed a Master's Degree online."-"Brian is a dynamic educator who truly created a vibrant learning community amongst course participants."-"Brian is one of the most knowledgeable and 'present' instructors that I have ever had. His feedback and efforts have elevated my learning and knowledge."-"Brian created a positive online learning community."-"Brian is an outstanding instructor. A great learning experience."Brian has taught in all grade levels from 1-12. In addition, for two decades he has taught courses for teachers upgrading their qualifications.In "Online Teaching," you will learn the following: how to build a welcoming online learning environmentthe #1 communication skill required for effective online teachinghow to cut your marking time in halftips and strategies to provide engaging online instructionhow to help the unmotivatedhow to create hands-on enjoyable assignmentshow online teaching is different that in-person teachingtips for providing prompt and meaningful feedbacktechniques for designing reflection assignmentshow to increase the effectiveness of online student discussionshow to establish routines to increase student engagementthe challenges of online teaching and how to address themtop 10 characteristics of an effective online teacherEach page of "Online Teaching" is crammed with practical ideas to help you to be a more effective online teacher. Adapting the proven timesaving strategies that Brian outlines can help you to have more time for yourself. Not only does Brian share his own expertise in online teaching, he looks at current research related to effective online teaching, as well as incorporating feedback from hundreds of teachers and the thousands of students he has worked with.It is Brian's hope that "Online Teaching" will help you to feel more comfortable in being a virtual teacher while increasing student learning and increasing student engagement in an enjoyable manner.If this sounds like a book that would be helpful to you, click now to buy!
