In the middle of a busy day of online teaching, the calming sound of a trickling stream may be impossible to imagine. There’s no room for restful imagery today. Instead, you furiously multi-task between multiple student demands, administrative responsibilities, and a large pile of unmarked work waiting to be graded.... (more…)
When you teach online, you’re always looking for ways to make your job easier, and your students’ experiences more satisfying. Humor is an online teaching tool that can help you achieve both of those goals. But this tool is more powerful than it looks. It pays to think carefully about how you’ll use it... (more…)
Online training courses have long been plagued by a high student drop out rate. This issue keeps plenty of online teachers up at night. It’s an ongoing challenge to keep learners interested, on track, and motivated to complete their courses. And there are many strategic ways to do that.... (more…)
How Many Challenges Does An Online Teacher Have to Face? The challenges involved in online teaching sometimes seem too numerous to count. It’s not surprising. Every online teacher faces many obstacles – and often several on the same day... (more…)
When you teach online, your inbox is always overflowing with student email. And if you don’t check your messages for a day or two, look out! When you do open your email it’s like watching an avalanche coming roaring down a mountainside – straight towards you... (more…)
Online teachers draw from a deep well of teaching skills every single day. From the very second you fire up your computer in the morning, you’re furiously multi-tasking. And you’re often using several specialist teaching skills at the same time. (more…)
An Easy Twitter Strategy for Online Teachers & Education Businesses... Twitter profiles are vitally important on this social media platform. Your profile is the first stop for all your potential new contacts. It’s effectively a decision-making tool. It helps people decide whether to follow you – or to engage with you at all. So Twitter profiles have to be worth ...
Every online teacher will meet a difficult student now and then. We know this comes with the territory when you teach online. But an unpleasant exchange can still be surprising – and even distressing. (more…)
It’s easy for teachers on Twitter to feel a little out of their depth. You probably have zero time to learn about hashtags and retweets, followers and engagement. (I already know the secrets of Twitter success, by the way, so if you need help, just ask.) The problem with social media is that it’s so public. That exposes you ...
When you teach online, many of your skills and achievements go unnoticed. Your colleagues don’t see you often. They don’t really know that much about you. And your students read your emails, and respond to your feedback. But overall, they know less about you than your colleagues do. This kind of invisibility is certainly frustrating. But even worse – it can ...
Teaching online for the first time?
This guide will make you look like a professional from your very first class…
Online teachers are often completely invisible.
That means we miss out on a whole world of new opportunities.
Here’s the solution.
To be an effective online teacher, it’s crucial to master the art of giving feedback to online learners. This is no easy task. It takes skill, and a light hand. Especially when you’re teaching adult learners. The challenges are many. (more…)
Oh, what to tweet? What to tweet? For many online teachers and coaches, finding something worthy to tweet about is a real dilemma. But this problem is easily solved. Because as online teachers, we change the world every day. Our work is meaningful by ...
