1. Dr. Sarah Schrire Instructor, Mofet International Online Academy Who is the Online Teacher? Workshop to Delegation from Galilee College November 23 rd, 2014

2. Together with the question… Who is the online teacher? Let’s ask more questions: What is online learning about? Who is the (online) learner? What is a successful (online) learning experience? What is a less successful (online) learning experience?

3. What is it about? And why learn online? ???

4. From a Google Images search… …using the keywords “online learning”

6. What is it about? And why?

7. From our learning experiences Successful: Do…Less successful: Don’t… … …

8. The Online Academy http://mofetinternational.macam.ac.il/academy/Pages/default.aspx

9. Content Fellow Learners Instructor Interface YOU

10. Revisiting the question… Who is the online teacher?

11. Just like f2f teaching-learning Underlying pedagogical approach Content Planning Structuring and management of activities for the learners

12. So, what’s different? Underlying pedagogical approach  awareness of what it is: h ttp://tinyurl.com/delegation14h ttp://tinyurl.com/delegation14 Content (tinyurl.com/delegation14-1)  adapted for digital Content Planning (tinyurl.com/delegation14-2)  no place for obscurity Planning Structuring and management of activities for the learners (tinyurl.com/delegation14-3)  to create engagement without physical presence  interaction, interaction, interactionactivities for the learners

13. So, what’s different? Let’s review the groups’ work: Content (tinyurl.com/delegation14-1)  adapted for digital Content Planning (tinyurl.com/delegation14-2)  no place for obscurity Planning Structuring and management of activities for the learners (tinyurl.com/delegation14-3)  to create engagement without physical presence  interaction, interaction, interactionactivities for the learners

14. A day in the life of the Online Teacher Planning and re-planning CourseWeek Content Locating resources Adapting if / as needed Uploading and organizing them on the online course site Activities and Interaction Individual assignments Collaborative assignments and online discussion: forums, blogs, wikis Ongoing updates; constant encouragement Feedback and Assessment Technical assistance and support

15. A day in the life of the Online Teacher Reflection Action Anxiety Satisfaction Work 24/7

16. A day in the life of the Online Teacher

17. Why? Engaged learning online as in a good F2f experience, and often even better!

18. How? Dabbagh, N. (2007). The Online Learner: Characteristics and Pedagogical Implications http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss3/general/article1.cfm http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss3/general/article1.cfm Garrison, D. R. (2011). E–Learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and practice (2nd Edition). London: Routledge/Falmer. Hrastinski, S. (2008). Asynchronous and Synchronous E- Learning. Educause Quarterly, 4, 51-55. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eqm0848.pdf http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eqm0848.pdf Sources on the Community of Inquiry Framework site: https://coi.athabascau.ca/ https://coi.athabascau.ca/ Mofet International Online Academy Courses: Let’s take a peek! Reading about Experiencing

19. So, can you think of… becoming an online teacher? improving your colleagues’ experiences as online teachers? improving your colleagues’ experiences as teachers in need of digital resources? becoming an online learner to improve your professional knowledge?

20. If your answer to ONE of these questions is YES (and even if not)… Thank you for your attention! sarah.schrire@gmail.com