Title: 
Headings: Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Introduction
 
to
 
Online
 
Teaching
 
and
 
Learning
 

What
 
is
 
Online
 
Learning?
 

How
 
It
 
Works
 

Questions:
 

The
 
Role
 
of
 
the
 
Online
 
Instructor/Facilitator
 


Content: For
 
posting
 
and
 
managing
 
student
 
grades. A
 
New
 
Paradigm
 
for
 
Teaching
 
and
 
Learning
Online
  
learning
  
is
  
catalyzing
  
a
  
pedagogical
  
shift
  
in
  
how
  
we
  
teach
  
and
  
learn. There
  
is
  
a
  
shift
 
away
  
from
  
top-down
  
lecturing
  
and
  
passive
  
students
  
to
  
a
  
more
  
interactive,
  
collaborative
 
approach
 
in
 
which
 
students
 
and
 
instructor
 
co-create
 
the
 
learning
 
process. The
 
Instructor’s
 
role
 
is
 
changing
 
from
 
the
 
“sage
 
on
 
the
 
stage”
 
to
 
“the
 
guide
 
on
 
the
 
side.” Constructivism
 
This
 
point
 
of
 
view
 
maintains
 
that
 
people
 
actively
 
construct
 
new
 
knowledge
 
as
 
they
 
interact
 
with
 
their
  
environment. This
  
is
  
a
  
student-centered
  
approach
  
in
  
which
  
students
  
“co-create”
  
their
 
learning
  
experience. This
  
approach
  
empowers
  
students
  
as
  
active
  
learners
  
instead
  
of
  
just
 
passive
 
recipients
 
absorbing
 
information
 
and
 
reproducing
 
it
 
for
 
standardized
 
tests. Derived
 
from
 
the
 
work
 
of
 
Swiss
 
philosopher,
 
Jean
 
Piaget,
 
constructivism
 
emphasizes: The
 
learner
 
as
 
a
 
unique
 
individual. The
 
relevence
 
of
 
the
 
learner’s
 
background
 
and
 
culture.