Teaching Strategies In An Online Learning Environment

Online learning is primarily in a distance education environment where the teacher and students are not physically present in a traditional classroom setting and the skills and knowledge are delivered to the student via the Internet with the use of an online web browser from a computer or Internet-connected mobile device.

In online learning, the student is present in his home or in other locations where he is not physically in front of his instructor or teacher.

Communications between the student and teacher are primarily through a combination of e-mail messages, text-based instant messaging, interactive software, chat rooms, and video conferencing. Files, documents and other educational materials sent by the instructor is primarily delivered through e-mail and online interactive software.

Since the instructor and his students are not physically in contact with one another, the students should effectively understand, comprehend and absorb all the skills and knowledge they are getting from their computers or mobile devices. Therefore, it is important that the instructor should be using effective teaching strategies for his students.

Even if the teacher is not inside a classroom, he should still be practicing teaching or instructional strategies that will effectively convey his online learning lectures to his students. An effective teaching strategy is for the teacher and his student to establish a regular learning schedule, especially when they have to interact with one another on a real time basis through text chat, audio communications, and video conferencing. The teacher and student should agree on the schedule that is best for both of them. Another teaching strategy is encouraging the student to express his comments, opinions and suggestions on how to further improve the lecture of the teacher.

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