Has experienced online learning from the perspective of a student
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ollie1 (Peterman): Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 40 views
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I feel that this is essential for any teacher of an online course. Just as a classroom teacher has at some point been a student in a classroom, so should a teacher of an online course have been an online student. It is an imperative experience that provides empathy and understanding that would otherwise be absent
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Meets the professional teaching standards established by a state-licensing agency, or has the academic credentials in the field in which he or she is teaching
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My concern here is with the word "or." My opinion is that the correct word should be "and." Although I believe that it is of utmost importance that an instructor have academic credentials in the field in which he or she is teaching, I also perceive it to be just as important that he or she meet the professional teaching standards established.
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Has knowledge of learning theory appropriate to online learning, which may include (but is not limited to) age and ability level, multiple intelligences, didactic conversation, student developmental influences, constructivism, behaviorism, cognitivism, connectivism, and group theory
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I agree that learning theories are an integral part of teaching. This ties to the annotation I made under standard 2. Having this knowledge is an innate feature of meeting the professional teaching standards established.
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