Online Educator/Consultant:

Advisor, coach, guide, instructor, mentor, technology expert, and tutor. Primary focus includes three types of learning interactions:

Learner-content interaction - Students learn from books, computers, and the library. Nonetheless, as a virtual instructor, you can still be a major influence in shaping their learning environment by offering additional resources, such as:

• Case studies

• Audio, text, and video

• Simulations

Learner-instructor interaction - With distance learning, the teacher is no longer the center of attention and instead plays a guide and mentor in the learning process. To facilitate this, you can:

• Provide step-by-step instruction.

• Give out your virtual office hours, email, and phone number.

• Stay connected on social media.

• Provide feedback within one day.

Learner-learner interaction - Here, two or more students collaborate together. While your presence is not required, it usually helps if you monitor students to offer salient advice. These interactions can take place on:

• Chatrooms

• Discussion boards

• Emails

• Social collaboration tools

  • Google Classroom, Moodle, Seesaw, and other Learning Management Systems (LMS) - These are sort of a portal of communication between you, students, and parents.

  • Popplet - This is a clever way for teachers and students to visualize their ideas by utilizing mind maps for lessons.