1) Faculty Focus is a Higher Ed Teaching Strategies Publication that offers a wide variety of articles to support online instructors. This article talks about common obstacles that online instructors face and solutions to overcome them. Sull, E. (2013). Overcoming Eight Common Obstacles of Teaching Online. [online] Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Available at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
2) eLearn Magazine shares how technical support affects the instructor and the learner. The need for technical support is 24/7, the article describes issues and solutions as well as the role technical support plays in the online learning environment. Shamsy, J. (2014). elearn Magazine: A Balancing Act Part I: Technical Support and the Online Instructor. [online] eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication. Available at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
3) Vitaly Friedman shares over 50 writing tools and resources to help improve writing. You will find a variety of resources and links to learn more. References, articles, blogs, and dictionaries. Friedman, V. (2009, June 28). 50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills. Available at: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
4) Turnitin provides tools to improve writing for instructors and students. Turnitin offers a podcast, a revision assistant, and feedback studio that offers instant feedback. Lesson plans are available as well to inspire writing instruction. Turnitin, LLC. (2017) Available at: http://turnitin.com/.
5) A resource for students and instructors to help students avoid or deal with common problems using technology, time management, computer literacy, and self-motivation. Kumar, S. (2015, July 10). 5 Common Problems Faced By Students in eLearning and How To Overcome Them. Available at: https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
6) Great tools to build to help yourself and your colleagues. An online database, start a group with other educators, collaborate through COP’s, tools to mentor new teachers, team teach with other instructors. These are just a handful of the resources that are suggested in this article. Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Available at: https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
7) A Community of Practice brings learning through people who have common goals and can interact while striving towards those goals. The term “community of practice” refers to the communities of practitioners into which newcomers would enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community” (Culatta, 2015). Culatta, R. (2015). Community of Practice. Innovative Learning. Available at http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html:
8) Timing is crucial for providing feedback, keeping track of when assignments are submitted, and feedback is given or received. An article that I found helpful is, The Complexities of Responding to Student Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the Road of Excess, by Richard Haswell. Haswell, R. (2006). The Complexities of Responding to Student Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the Road of Excess. Across the Disciplines. A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing. Available at: https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm
9) TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. TESOL International Association connects you to other educators in the field globally, offers resources for certificate programs, and the latest news and events around TESOL. To learn more about what TESOL is and does this international association provides numerous resources for educators and learners. Arntsen, T. (2013, October 15). Let’s All Be Connected Educators. Tesol International Association. Blogs. Available at: http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
10) This YouTube video provides different tools and services on how to teach an online course with live video. There are resources explored during the video that will help you develop your own live video for your course. How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class. Nathalie Lussier Media Inc. (2012, Nov 20). How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQqoMFayRxg
1) Faculty Focus is a Higher Ed Teaching Strategies Publication that offers a wide variety of articles to support online instructors. This article talks about common obstacles that online instructors face and solutions to overcome them. Sull, E. (2013). Overcoming Eight Common Obstacles of Teaching Online. [online] Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Available at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
2) eLearn Magazine shares how technical support affects the instructor and the learner. The need for technical support is 24/7, the article describes issues and solutions as well as the role technical support plays in the online learning environment. Shamsy, J. (2014). elearn Magazine: A Balancing Act Part I: Technical Support and the Online Instructor. [online] eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication. Available at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
3) Vitaly Friedman shares over 50 writing tools and resources to help improve writing. You will find a variety of resources and links to learn more. References, articles, blogs, and dictionaries.
Friedman, V. (2009, June 28). 50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills.
Available at: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
4) Turnitin provides tools to improve writing for instructors and students. Turnitin offers a podcast, a revision assistant, and feedback studio that offers instant feedback. Lesson plans are available as well to inspire writing instruction. Turnitin, LLC. (2017) Available at: http://turnitin.com/.
5) A resource for students and instructors to help students avoid or deal with common problems using technology, time management, computer literacy, and self-motivation. Kumar, S. (2015, July 10). 5 Common Problems Faced By Students in eLearning and How To Overcome Them. Available at: https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
6) Great tools to build to help yourself and your colleagues. An online database, start a group with other educators, collaborate through COP’s, tools to mentor new teachers, team teach with other instructors. These are just a handful of the resources that are suggested in this article. Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Available at: https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
7) A Community of Practice brings learning through people who have common goals and can interact while striving towards those goals. The term “community of practice” refers to the communities of practitioners into which newcomers would enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community” (Culatta, 2015). Culatta, R. (2015). Community of Practice. Innovative Learning. Available at http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html:
8) Timing is crucial for providing feedback, keeping track of when assignments are submitted, and feedback is given or received. An article that I found helpful is, The Complexities of Responding to Student Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the Road of Excess, by Richard Haswell. Haswell, R. (2006). The Complexities of Responding to Student Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the Road of Excess. Across the Disciplines. A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing. Available at: https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm9) TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. TESOL International Association connects you to other educators in the field globally, offers resources for certificate programs, and the latest news and events around TESOL. To learn more about what TESOL is and does this international association provides numerous resources for educators and learners. Arntsen, T. (2013, October 15). Let’s All Be Connected Educators. Tesol International Association. Blogs. Available at: http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
10) This YouTube video provides different tools and services on how to teach an online course with live video. There are resources explored during the video that will help you develop your own live video for your course. How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class.
Nathalie Lussier Media Inc. (2012, Nov 20). How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQqoMFayRxg