Welcome to Foundations of Virtual Instruction! This course will help you 'up' your game and develop the advanced skills and techniques that elude even some of the most experienced virtual teachers in the K-12 space. Examine pitfalls and learn how to overcome them by focusing on the fundamentals that have the most significant impact on student learning in a blended or online environment. When you complete this course, you will be able to: 鈥� Craft virtual learning experiences that align with your student's needs. 鈥� Set up a learning environment to get to know your students, and they get to know each other. 鈥� Use a variety of online tools to provide feedback and personalize the learning experience. 鈥� Identify at-risk students and employ effective strategies for teaching them. 鈥� Compare and contrast online and face-to-face learning communities. 鈥� Apply strategies to make virtual courses more human.
Meet Cindy Carbajal
Skills You'll Learn
Education Software and Technology, Emerging Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Digital Communications, Virtual Environment, Teaching, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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4.5 (1,483 ratings)
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CH
Mar 9, 2022
This introductory course does a nice job of going over the history of online learning/education along with explanations of the laws of education and how they relate to online learning.
EM
Aug 11, 2020
My first online experience went fairly well.I enjoyed visiting all the links/websites that were previously unknown to me and yet useful to teaching online in the future.Thank you.
From the lesson
Module 1
Welcome to Module 1, The History of Virtual Instruction. In this module, we will explore the history of virtual education and the different models of virtual instruction for K-12 students.
Taught By
Cindy Carbajal
Instructor