Great Suggestions for Virtual Classrooms

As virtual classrooms continue to gain popularity, teachers who teach in those environments or may teach in those environments will find this chapter to be very helpful. It outlines the fou... See More

As virtual classrooms continue to gain popularity, teachers who teach in those environments or may teach in those environments will find this chapter to be very helpful. It outlines the four major components to successful online learning for students and gives suggestions on how to implement them. Although not a complete reference for teaching online, it provides a good starting point for those new to the field.

Virtual Science Teacher Best Practices

As more and more students enter the virtual classroom, educators need to examine the best practices of the virtual teacher. This chapter takes a look at some of the similarities and differe... See More

As more and more students enter the virtual classroom, educators need to examine the best practices of the virtual teacher. This chapter takes a look at some of the similarities and differences of the online and face-to face classrooms from a teacher's point of view. It is interesting to see the shift away from resource selector, as most online teachers have the modules in place prior to the semester and often the modules are not designed by the teacher. Instead, the virtual teacher faces new demands such as fostering strong communication both asynchronous and synchronous between class members and with the instructor.