EL104 - Teaching and Organizing a Virtual Learning Environment
This course will provide you with basic information to teach in a virtual learning environment and understand the importance of organizing course content. You will learn about the important role technology tools play in teaching and organizing an online course. You will also learn the difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning. As the components of each are discussed, you will further identify appropriate methods, develop guidelines, organize content, and establish a pattern of teaching for each method.
Course Reviews
Course Rating
"This course was well structured and very effective in demonstrating techniques I can develop to increase my effectivness as an online facilitator."
"I was very impressed with this e-learning course. I am just learning about being an online instructor and it helped me in many ways to define my role, as well as, the role of the students I will be teaching."
"There was information that I found extremely useful. After having taught online courses for more than 6 years, there were still new things to learn."
"It was a very satisfying educational experience. I look forward to using the information that I learned.
Thank you!"
"The course provided very useful materials for me as an online instructor."
"The training was interesting, challenging and useful. What I learned can be applied in the classroom."
"I truly loved this class. Learning so many different options to facilitate student learning in an online environment has given me skills and ideas that I will be implementing in my winter classes. I appreciate this educational opportunity and will be taking more classes."
"Great class, and VERY relevant to my development!!!"
"This was an excellent course for the online instructor!"
"This course included good organization tips for a learning environment. I appreciate the distinctions made between the different roles of an online instructor and facilitator. Having a good balance of communication methods seems to be the most effective way of engaging and encouraging high levels of student learning. I intend to incorporate some synchronous class meetings in addition to asynchronous methods. Sometimes it is nice to have that 'human' and personal touch of visualization and face to face engagement if possible."
"I enjoyed completing this training, I will implement all the learning tools in my daily teaching. I will create better and engaging announcement inside my classroom, which will help keep my students involved in the course and the material they need to learn. "
"Good information obtained in this course! Will help with choosing technology to use in the online classroom."
"This was a great course that refreshed my memory with online features that I do not always use.
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"I will incorporate what I have learned regarding assisting students in the online environment in my future courses - very informative course. Thank you"
" I felt the organization of this course was very helpful, and the topics built upon one another. The explanations were clear, and that helps in absorbing material. "
"Very helpful as it emphasized the role of the instructor in helping students meet course outcomes. "
"Great amount of information and concepts to apply to produce my on-line programs."
"Thank you for this excellent resource, it really helped me develop and focus on better online teaching techniques. "
"It was very helpful. Since Covid-19 threw us into Distance Learning, we have to work very hard at doing this right from the start, and this course helps me organize the process."
"This is a very important class for ALL instructors who are teaching online and very concise and to the point!!"
"Very informative and helpful in a variety of ways. Provided insight into areas I had not thought about, and helped me reshape by resident course to an effective online environment. "
"I think this course was very well written and the content is necessary for online teaching. I appreciate that the course allows for listening to the content as well as I am a nurse educator and working on my DNP so hearing learning instead of more reading was a very welcome change! Very well written, very well organized, applicable to teaching - thank you!"
"The course was very useful to me as it helped me learn about the tools and strategies to use to transition from a F2F teaching to online teaching. Its also useful to know that one can transition from a teacher centered style to demonstrating, facilitating, delegating and becoming an expert in an online environment. "
"I appreciate the hands-on learning approach with real-life examples of how to implement the theory."
"This course was extremely helpful to me! It was a good review of online teaching and learning terminology and provided some good ideas to incorporate into my current online courses. "
"This online class helped me so that I can make my online class more organized, interactive, and to have a maximal student engagement."
"Thank you. I love the Max Knowledge courses."
"Well organized and informative. Will certainly aid me in developing my online material.
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"Excellent content for the person starting an online course."
"It was a great learning experience. It is much better than others I've taken whether online or in person. Thank you for the opportunity."
"I really like the way you provide the material to be read aloud as an option.
The quizzes are well placed and not too long.
The questions in the quizzes were relevant to the learning objectives."
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- 4 Hours of Activities
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
- Available for download at the end of the course
Technology Requirements
- A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
- Adobe Flash Player
- Speakers or headphones
Course Objectives
Module 1: Technology Tools
- Recognize the importance of technology tools in the teaching process.
- Identify the importance of matching appropriate tool function with appropriate teaching technique.
- Examine specific functions of a technology tool to facilitate good teaching.
- Reflect on tool effectiveness to ensure proper usage.
Module 2: Synchronous versus Asynchronous Learning
- Compare and contrast learning methods for an online environment.
- Recognize the importance of using guidelines to establish instructor and student expectations.
- Develop a framework to facilitate learning based on the online environment.
- Utilize learning methods to develop a consistent, effective learning environment.
Module 3: Guide on the Side
- Compare and contrast facilitation methods for an online environment.
- Recognize the importance of using guidelines to establish instructor and student facilitation expectations.
- Implement a variety of strategies to encourage student engagement.
- Use student feedback to improve the facilitation process.
Module 4: Online Course Content Transfer
- Compare and contrast learning methods for an online environment.
- Recognize strategies for modifying course content for online delivery.
- Identify effective engagement techniques that correspond with content.
- Implement effective teaching methods in an online environment.
Module 5: Community TV
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Lounge Group
This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career College Lounge, a learning community of career college professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.
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