Year: 2013

In a traditional classroom, it’s usually pretty easy for instructors to establish rapport with their students.  There is time at the beginning and end of class for small talk and greeting students.  Sometimes, anecdotes regarding […]

Interacting with colleagues as an online educator is an entirely different world from interacting with colleagues as a traditional educator. In my early years of teaching, I ate lunch with a group of colleagues every […]

Many seem to immediately assume that working from home is a cakewalk, but it does require dedicated time and effort.  Despite being at home, there is still work to accomplish and it requires focus and […]

One of the most difficult transitions for me, coming from a background as a traditional, brick and mortar high school teacher, to an online college instructor, has been readjusting my expectations regarding holidays and vacations. […]

When I went to college (just over a decade ago), online education was just beginning.  While I did take a few online courses during my undergraduate years, the thought of teaching online – especially full-time […]

To many teachers, working from home and teaching online seem like the ideal. And I’ll be the first to admit there are numerous benefits.  That said, teaching online can also be difficult – especially because […]

In order to be an effective online instructor, one must possess many different traits – but one of the most important is the ability to multitask. Often, online instructors adjunct for numerous colleges and teach […]

Teaching online is a significant time commitment for those who choose to do it well.  As with any profession there are those who only do the minimum requirements and are not effective or engaging instructors.  […]