How do you develop your online teaching skills and competencies?

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Online teaching is not just about transferring your classroom lectures to a video platform. It requires a different set of skills and competencies to engage your students, design effective learning activities, and assess their progress. In this article, you will learn some tips and strategies to develop your online teaching skills and competencies, whether you are new to online teaching or want to improve your existing practice.

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1 Know your tools

One of the first steps to develop your online teaching skills and competencies is to familiarize yourself with the tools and platforms that you will use to deliver your online courses. You should explore the features and functions of your learning management system (LMS), video conferencing software, and any other tools that you will use to create, communicate, and collaborate with your students. You should also test your equipment, such as your microphone, camera, and internet connection, to ensure that they work properly and avoid technical issues during your online sessions.

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Matheus Pedroso

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In addition to the tools mentioned, I have been using tools that allow me to conduct quizzes with my students during class, such as Google Forms. I have achieving good engagement and great feedbacks from my students.

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Prashant Mishra

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Develop your online teaching skills by mastering your LMS, video conferencing tools, and other essential platforms. Test your equipment to prevent technical issues during sessions, ensuring smooth communication and effective teaching.

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2 Plan your online course

Another important step to develop your online teaching skills and competencies is to plan your online course carefully and align it with your learning objectives, outcomes, and assessments. You should consider how you will structure your online course, what content and activities you will include, how you will sequence and pace your online sessions, and how you will measure your students' learning. You should also think about how you will adapt your pedagogical approaches and strategies to the online environment, such as using active learning, flipped classroom, or project-based learning.

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Rebecca Eller-Molitas

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When I began teaching online, I was nervous about being able to bring all these elements together in a timely and effective fashion. To bolster my skill and confidence, I enrolled in the Teaching Online certification program through Quality Matters (QM). They excel at teaching alignment of objectives, outcomes, and assessment. QM also offers a comprehensive rubric for those hoping to improve an existing course. The paragraph above makes planning sound easy, but as one of my favorite professors says, "Plan like heck so you can go with the flow." If you've planned well and feel prepared, you have a lot more flexibility to adapt to learner needs on-the-spot and a greater sense of what's most important in your course.

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Prashant Mishra

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Develop your online teaching skills by carefully planning your course to align with learning objectives, outcomes, and assessments. Adapt pedagogical approaches like active learning and project-based learning for the online environment, ensuring engagement and effective learning outcomes.

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3 Engage your students

Engaging students and motivating them to participate and interact with you and their peers is one of the biggest challenges of online teaching. To overcome this challenge, you should use a variety of engagement strategies, such as establishing clear expectations and guidelines for online participation, creating a welcoming learning community, providing timely feedback and recognition, incorporating interactive activities, using multimedia resources, and encouraging student voice and choice. These strategies will help you develop your online teaching skills and competencies in this area.

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Laura Talbott

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Engaging students in a real life classroom is hard enough but make it virtual and it’s 100 times more challenging. I found asking students to engage in break out room conversations, playing games and collaborating on projects that might be singular in the classroom helps increase. A long with asking everyone to keep their cameras on.

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4 Assess your students

When developing your online teaching skills, it is important to assess your students' learning and progress in a valid, reliable, and fair way. To do this, you should use a variety of assessment methods. Formative assessments, such as self-checks or reflection questions, can help monitor understanding and provide guidance. Summative assessments, such as tests or essays, measure achievement of the learning objectives and outcomes. Authentic assessments, like portfolios or simulations, evaluate application of knowledge and skills to real-world situations. Finally, alternative assessments like digital badges or e-portfolios can recognize achievements and competencies in a flexible and personalized way.

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5 Reflect on your practice

The last step to develop your online teaching skills and competencies is to reflect on your practice and seek feedback from your students, colleagues, and mentors. You should review your online course design, delivery, and evaluation, and identify what worked well and what needs improvement. You should also collect feedback from your students, such as through surveys, focus groups, or interviews, to understand their experiences, perceptions, and suggestions. You should also consult with your colleagues and mentors, such as through peer observation, coaching, or mentoring, to share your challenges, successes, and best practices.

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Laura Talbott

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Observing other teachers lessons, plans and assessments can also give a great point of reference. Asking teachers and peers to sit in and critique your work is a very useful tool for improving as well.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Know your tools

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