Managing Online Instructor Workload : Strategies for Finding Balance and Success.

Managing Online Instructor Workload : Strategies for Finding Balance and Success.

A large number of institutions are now providing online programs, requiring instructors to change the way they think about teaching and master a distinct set of workload management skills. The first book to discuss workload management for online instructors, Managing Online Instructor Workload offer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conceição, Simone C. O.
Other Authors: Lehman, Rosemary M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Series:Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning.
Subjects:
Distance education.
Teachers > Workload.
Distance education
Teachers > Workload
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Managing Online Instructor Workload: Strategies for Finding Balance and Success; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; About the Authors; One: Issues and Challenges When Teaching Online; Institutional Issues and Challenges; Instructional Issues and Challenges; Our Study on Instructor Workload When Teaching Online; Summary; Two: Instructors' Stories for Balancing Workload; Co-teaching as a Strategy for Balancing Workload; Planning Ahead as a Way to Predict Workload; Giving Individual Feedback as a Workload Management Strategy; Managing Time, Rather Than Time Managing You.
  • Blocking Out Time for the Online CourseTeaching Online During Short Terms; Using Time Allocation Strategies When Teaching for Multiple Institutions; Teaching Online Exclusively from Home; Managing Workload Based on Years of Experience; Teaching Online for a Variety of Institutions; Cohort Program as a Time-Saver; Managing Similar Tasks When Designing for Multiple Courses; Teaching a Recurring Mixed-Mode Online Course; Managing Workload When Current Information Drives Content; Summary; Three: Looking at Workload from a Design Perspective; Identifying Course Tasks.
  • Why It Is Important to Use an Instructional Design ProcessDesign Framework for Creating a Sense of Presence; Using a Template to Manage Tasks and Prioritize Time; Summary; Four: Managing Tasks and Prioritizing Time; Creating a New Online Course; Converting a Face-to-Face Course; Revising an Existing Online Course; Summary; Five: Using Workload Strategies for Maintaining Quality of Life; Design Strategies; Support Strategies; Teaching Strategies; Time Allocation Strategies; Summary; Six: Final Thoughts and Practical Implications for Balancing Workload; Teaching from an Open Perspective.
  • Adapting the Course DesignModifying Workload Strategies; Rethinking How to Prioritize Time and Manage Workload; Practical Implications for Balancing Workload; Glossary; References; Index.

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