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Online Faculty Development Course
"Given the extant data, the answer to the question of whether teaching online takes more time than teaching onsite is a resounding maybe."
"Given the extant data, the answer to the question of whether teaching online takes more time than teaching onsite is a resounding maybe."
- Professor Clair Howell Major, in her 2015 book Teaching Online
Among other things, becoming proficient in online teaching means balancing course management and teaching presence with instructor workload. If you have taught during the COVID-19 pandemic, your experience may have been that quality teaching online is much more work, or even unsustainable. But remember that you had little time to prepare yourself or your course, and consider how to manage online teaching.
Teaching an online course means your time and cognitive load - the effort spent considering, assessing, and replying to student effort. In the following audio clip are some tips for managing both efficiently.
Mark Gallimore's friend Pearl keeps him company while he answers student emails. But she'll also prevent him from spending too much of Saturday answering emails!
Almost a decade ago Kerry Ann Rockquemore identified a "Teaching Trap:" when professors spend so much time teaching that other elements of their career or life suffer. It's helpful to review her description of this, and tips for avoiding or getting out of the teaching trap.
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