{"id":4481,"date":"2018-06-22T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vedamo.com\/knowledge\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:48:23","slug":"distinguishing-online-teacher-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vedamo.com\/knowledge\/distinguishing-online-teacher-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguishing yourself as an online teacher - part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intro to Distinguishing yourself as an online teacher – Part 4. In this article I will explore finding a top\u00a0<\/em>system, using the full capabilities of it, and using CUPID to improve what you do.<\/em><\/p>\n

Use a good system<\/h2>\n

To be honest, if you wish to truly distinguish yourself as a top online teacher, you really do need a\u00a0dedicated system, one that is designed for teaching online and can do pretty much anything.\u00a0Such a\u00a0system is Vedamo, which is designed by teachers and can tackle any discipline. IM may be ok for one to\u00a0one and if that works for you, then fine. You could become a top one to one teacher using the limited\u00a0capability it offers.<\/p>\n

However, a lot of instructors don\u2019t like one to one because it is intense and tiring. Getting the best out\u00a0of yourself with group work requires a system that allows you to easily do everything. Complicated\u00a0equations? Check. Architectural quality drawings? Check. Automatic grading systems? Check. Ability to\u00a0create tests and forums? Check. Ability to control many students? Check. None of these, or other useful\u00a0features are available with IM. And I believe you cannot reach your full potential without a dedicated\u00a0system to call upon.<\/p>\n

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Distinguishing yourself as an online teacher: Use a good system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, find yourself a good software provider that wishes to provide the best possible environment for\u00a0teaching and will upgrade to take account of new technology. The one that you feel most comfortable\u00a0with is the one for you.<\/p>\n

Use the full capabilities of the system<\/h2>\n

Once you have identified your best package, then to be the best you can be, exploit all the possibilities it\u00a0has. Never stop asking the support staff if there are any new features or things you would like to do that\u00a0they could make happen.<\/p>\n

This brings me to on to a different area to discuss. Sometime, in the near future, people will think of\u00a0doing things with teaching software that nobody has done before. It may be something surprisingly\u00a0simple. Facebook, for example didn\u2019t exist all that long ago, yet that basic idea made Mark Zuckerberg a\u00a0billionaire. You could be that one. Instead of saying \u201cWhy didn\u2019t I think of that?\u201d perhaps this time you\u00a0could come up with the simple idea that revolutionizes online education. Someone will, for sure. They\u00a0will spot that the current software can\u2019t do x and say \u201cWhy not?\u201d.<\/p>\n

If you try to always use the system to its fullest, you give yourself a better chance of seeing where its\u00a0deficiencies lie, and it is in those deficiencies that the opportunities lie.<\/p>\n

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Distinguishing yourself as an online teacher: Use the full capabilities of the system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have taught the people who designed the Vedamo system<\/a> and they knew more than me about it,\u00a0obviously. If I couldn\u2019t remember how to do something, they could tell me. And I would suggest features\u00a0that would be useful as did the other teachers who helped in the design of the product. They got\u00a0teachers and students to help iron out the bugs and still do as software is never finished. It is a\u00a0deceptively simple system that can tackle pretty much any teaching problem or discipline.
\nHowever, in universities and schools around the world, tech is the bugbear. Lots of teachers don\u2019t want\u00a0to use it and fortunes are spent on tech that is not utilized. I am on the tech committee in my university\u00a0and can attest to this.<\/p>\n

This does bring an opportunity to you, though. If you use it, make yourself good, you can steal a march\u00a0on the rest.<\/p>\n

Getting back to CUPID<\/h2>\n

In the first part of the series, I came up with the acronym CUPID which stands for Characteristics,\u00a0Unique, Personality, Individual, and Distinct which are the features required to distinguish yourself as a\u00a0great online teacher. Following the steps outlined in the series should help you to achieve all of these in\u00a0practical ways. I do feel that it is an exciting new field and one that will throw up top online teachers\u00a0who didn\u2019t shine in the standard classroom. Everyone has a niche and yours could be online teaching.
\nSo, even if you have tried it and didn\u2019t really feel comfortable, I hope my words can get you to think\u00a0again and push yourself to give it a go. It is new, it has a great future (all the research indicates so) and\u00a0the top teachers are only starting to emerge. To give just one example of the growth in the market:<\/p>\n

Based on federal data from more than 4,700 colleges and universities, more than 6.3 million students in\u00a0the U.S. \u2013 most of whom were undergraduates \u2013 took at least one online course in fall 2016, a 5.6\u00a0percent increase from the previous year. This is the 14th consecutive year that Babson has reported\u00a0growth in online enrollment.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Distinguishing yourself as an online teacher: Getting back to CUPID<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“No matter how much we think that there might be something slowing it down, it hasn’t happened” says Jeff Seaman, co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group and a co-author of the study. Even in\u00a0bad economic times, for example, he says enrollment has only gone up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Getting in early, staying positive and learn, learn, learn all about it puts you in the position of getting\u00a0there before the rest. The early uptakers in new technology are the ones who always do well.<\/p>\n

Put effort into getting to know yourself, your students, the system, and hit them with all the CUPID\u2019s\u00a0arrows mentioned above. One step at a time, keep moving forward, stay positive, and bring your unique\u00a0talent to the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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