PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Esani, Muneeza
TI  - Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.23.3.187
DP  - 2010 Jul 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 187--190
VI  - 23
IP  - 3
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/23/3/187.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/23/3/187.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2010 Jul 01; 23
AB  - Compare and contrast instructor-student interaction in face-to-face courses vs. online courses.Discuss the importance of social presence in online education.List some strategies that will motivate an online learner to actively participate in an online course.Discuss the “non-stop” nature of online teaching and learning.List two advantages of online teaching.Transitioning from face-to-face to online teaching can be challenging but is also rewarding. It is challenging to create a sense of social presence so that the online student feels a part of the learning community. It is difficult to assess the level of student learning and to regularly communicate with them without being face-to-face. Online students may require constant feedback and clarifications on difficult concepts which can be very time consuming for the faculty. The paper will discuss creative instructional strategies that will help faculty overcome some of the challenges and make their transition from face-to-face to online teaching an easier process. Advantages and rewards of online teaching are also discussed.