Online Teaching Resources and Glossary

Teaching with electrons

In 1984 the song Eyes Without a Face by the English rocker Billy Idol reached #4 on the Billboard Charts. Teaching online at times can seem like a version of the title of Idol's song. Teaching online can be very different from teaching in a traditional classroom. As it is commonly structured faculty who teach online must help students learn without the benefit of human face-to-face interaction and live discussion. Online teaching does not give a faculty the advantage of reading cues from a student's body language or voice inflection. Although teaching online certainly isn’t for everyone, nevertheless many faculty enjoy the inherent challenges of virtual instruction. The links below provide a general synopsis of what online teaching is and the tools currently available to augment one's online course. 

Online Education Techniques

Online Teaching and Learning Resource Guide

Online Teaching and Learning White Paper

Online Teaching Faculty Videos- Virginia Commonwealth University