Over the past few years, I have developed a much greater awareness about the use of technology in the classroom. Educators have become really good about adding technology to the lesson, but we are still in the process of mastering effective uses of technology. Mastering effectiveness seems to really be hitting home this semester! I thought I would be able to integrate good instructional practices through the development of an electronic course, but I have realized that I am far from mastering the effective practices of online instruction!
As I begin to develop my blackboard course, I realize that it is really difficult to incorporate the many instructional strategies I use as a classroom teacher in order to engage and enhance the learning of my students. My instructional strategies are not the only thing that goes by the wayside as I develop an "online" course. The ability to plan a few days with a degree of flexibility is completely gone! To sit down and develop an entire course that will keep my learners engaged so that they learn is a much more difficult task that I thought it would be. I must admit that the process requires me to really identify the objectives of the course and the main points of information that I MUST get across to the learners. I need to know the end before I really begin!
I can truly say that getting a grasp of developing online courses has added a new dimension of insight to the roles of the teacher in traditional learning. The concept of planning is something that is done in traditional schools, but it seems to take the back seat in most cases. Most student teachers long for the day they graduate so they no longer need to write the lengthy lesson plans as units, but maybe this is something that should be forever written in my book!
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