This week I started a new course called Online Faciliation. During this course I will be learning about instruction classes online. I am excited about this opportunity because it will give me yet more tools that I can use after I am done with this program. The first activity we did this week was too look at the positives and negatives of online education through the eyes of parents, teachers and students. There is a lot to take into consideration for each of these groups of people. Cost and quality of instruction are very important to parents. Students are looking for flexibility in their schedules, but also looking for classes that are interesting and interactive. Teachers tend to spend a lot of their day working as an online instructor, but they can do it with a flexibility that they do not have when teaching in a typical brick and mortar building.
We also looked at online tools that can be used with our students. There really are a countless amount of activities available for use, but I found that you need to study them closely and see if they fit well with what you are trying to do in your class. It does take time to figure out what activities should be used and when you will use them.
Overall, I enjoyed this first week of class and felt I gained some useful tools that I could use in my current classes I teach as well as some tools that may benefit me in the future.
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