Being able to enjoy your online teaching and training experience is as equally important as knowing how to apply your instructional strategies in this educational setting; as your teaching techniques and your passion and love for your work should be inseparable in order for you to become truly effective online.
Research shows that online context is very transparent to the feelings and dispositions of others. Therefore, as teachers and trainers you have a responsibility to create an environment that boosts your self-esteem, your own motivation and happiness. Besides, distance learning can allow you to build a lifestyle of your dreams.
However, many of us are overworked and over extended online; and even start dreading this educational setting.
These select articles will help you minimize your workload, reduce overwhelm and bring joy to your online teaching.
Time management and “hypermind” management are very important if you want to enjoy your life as an online teacher:
http://effectiveonlineteaching.org/2011/11/16/surviving-the-cyber-jungle-one-breath-at-a-time/
Instances of plagiarism and cheating increase in the online classroom, and can create a lot of obstacles in the instructional process. Learn some techniques on how to prevent plagiarism in your online classroom:
http://effectiveonlineteaching.org/2011/10/05/how-to-avoid-plagiarism-online/
Conflict resolution online is even more important than in a face-to-face environment because of the lack of immediate response and physical cues. Watch this interview with a conflict resolution expert, Anastasia Pryanikova, MA, JD:
To learn more about enjoyment building strategies, and other great tips, sign up for an exclusive Effective Online Teaching & Training Strategies newsletter:
PS: I treat my subscribers as a family. I treasure your trust. I will protect my list and will provide you with many useful tips that I design exclusively for my online community.
Great post, as always. Thank you, Marina.
Thank you, Joe, so much for your kind words.