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,
 
submitting,
 
and
 
grading
 
student
 
work. For
 
asynchronous
 
discussions,
 
group
 
work,
 
and
 
collaboration. For
 
private
 
communication
 
between
 
students
 
and/or
 
the
 
instructor. For
 
real-time,
 
synchronous
 
conversation
 
in
 
written
 
form. For
 
authoring
 
and
 
administering
 
exams,
 
quizzes,
 
surveys,
 
etc. 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.