The Instructor's Role in Online Education
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What are the two ways that an instructor's role in online instruction differs from an instructor's role in face-to-face instruction? Also, what is an online instructor's role as an agent of positive social change?
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This solution discusses the instructor's role in online education and how it differs from an instructor in a traditional classroom. Also, it discusses what an online instructor's role is as an agent of social change. This response also includes an APA formatted reference.
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An instructor's role differs in online education in that one becomes more of a facilitator, to coach and encourage students rather than simply lecture and grade items. Wu and Hiltz (2004) describe online classrooms as becoming a community of learners (including instructor) with discussion posts serving to draw learners together. In addition, online an instructor must not only deliver content (as in the traditional classroom), they must also serve the role of technical support, and, often, an instructional designer. This is quite different from the traditional classroom where one simply prepares ...
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