re: So You Wanna Teach Online: About Becoming an Online Instructor, Part I

DHouse — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:02:15 GMT

I think you've made some excellent points here. I've been teaching online for two years, and although I do love the flexibility, I often feel marginalized and alone. I'm hoping, though that this is transitory as these all-online, for-profit schools begin to realize that their faculty are their greatest asset.

As for the quality of the eduction, perhaps online students have traded the ivory towered faculty for more nurturing and attentive adjuncts. I know that the schools I teach for (more than 3) all require much more substantive evaluations, attention to student concerns, and responsiveness than I ever got in my traditional, onground college education. That must be worth something.

I would also like to suggest a great book that has really helped me with transitioning to online teaching, finding new schools to teach at, and making sure I keep the old ones. It's by Rebecca Brown, one of those M.A.'d, fulltime adjuncts that you mentioned. You can find it at www.lulu.com, it's called, "How To Teach Online (and Make $100k)." It's been indespensible to me.

David House, M.A.

re: So You Wanna Teach Online: About Becoming an Online Instructor, Part I

jayrosen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:43:27 GMT

>> It comes down to asking: Who do you want to teach you a course in finance? A theoretical trade economist who has published in several well-respected academic journals or an actuary working for a Fortune 500 company?

I understand there IS a credentialed actuary teaching online at Bryant & Stratton, although he is teaching math.

Jay