Engagement and retention of online students is impacted by many factors, and key among those factors is the presence of engaged online faculty. Good classroom teachers don’t automatically turn into good online teachers; a different skill set and approach is required. Some institutions even ensure they have engaged and appropriately skilled online faculty by providing a two week asynchronous online orientation prior to the start of their online courses.
A robust online orientation mirrors actual online courses in look and feel, and the faculty learners are immersed into this mirrored environment. Through this immersion, faculty develop empathy for their online students and are invited to engage in metacognition to develop their own online teaching skills.
Please join Ellie Hoffman for guidance on how to set your online students up for success by better training and engaging your online faculty.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Just a sampling of what this webinar will cover:
- Immersive activities that create an authentic online learning experience from a student’s perspective
- Practical assignments that assist new faculty in preparation of their own online courses
- Theory and best practices of online teaching, including creation of social and academic presence
- How to provide feedback and grading in a simulated class environment
- How to establish a community of learning among new and experienced online faculty
- Getting started on creation of an online faculty orientation
- AND MUCH MORE!
YOUR CONFERENCE LEADER
Your conference leader for “Engage Your Online Students by Engaging Your Online Faculty” is Ellie Hoffman. Ms. Hoffman is the Director of Academic and Instructional Innovation at Samuel Merritt University, a health sciences university, where she oversees a team of instructional designers who specialize in teaching and learning in higher education. Her own area of specialization is in ensuring quality, consistency, and rigor of online and hybrid programs. With a background in instructional design and online teaching, she focuses on faculty development and student success. Ms. Hoffman realizes that keeping online faculty engaged is a key factor in keeping online students engaged. She is driven by the knowledge that not all online/hybrid education is equal, and great effort, collaboration, and creativity are required to produce robust online and hybrid learning and to keep learners engaged. Ms. Hoffman continues to teach multiple subjects online to ensure she keeps her online teaching “chops” fresh, and because she loves to teach online! She possesses an M.A. in English, an M.A.Ed in Education/Instructional Technologies, and a certificate in Human Resources Management.
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