34 Min.
13 - Kenny Tapp, Online Professor ECCN Podcast
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- Karriere
Ten years ago, 77% of college students in the U.S. took at least some classes online. But among students that took online classes, only 39% said they offer the same educational value as in-person classes, according to Pew Research. Over the past year, those attitudes have changed. 60% of students and faculty in the U.S. are more optimistic about online learning. And 3 out of 4 students would consider fully-online courses in the future, according to a large survey reported by Inside Higher Ed in April.
As college classes across the US are beginning the fall semester, the demand for online classes only seems to go up, and with it the demand for instructors that can teach online. But what is it like to be an online professor, and how to prepare for this career path? I spoke with Kenny Tapp, who has been teaching meteorology, physical geography, and astronomy, on campus, and for over a decade online — first part-time, and then full-time — at a number of colleges in the U.S.
Links:
Kenny Tapp: www.instagram.com/kennytapp
National Quality Matters Program: https://www.qualitymatters.org/professional-development/toc, Free resources: https://www.qualitymatters.org/qa-resources
Webinars and workshops on online education by the Online Consortium of Oklahoma: https://www.ocolearnok.org/events-and-learning/on-demand-webinars/
Survey on online college learning (2011): https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/08/28/i-online-learning/
Attitudes towards online teaching (2021): https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/04/27/survey-reveals-positive-outlook-online-instruction-post-pandemic
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Ten years ago, 77% of college students in the U.S. took at least some classes online. But among students that took online classes, only 39% said they offer the same educational value as in-person classes, according to Pew Research. Over the past year, those attitudes have changed. 60% of students and faculty in the U.S. are more optimistic about online learning. And 3 out of 4 students would consider fully-online courses in the future, according to a large survey reported by Inside Higher Ed in April.
As college classes across the US are beginning the fall semester, the demand for online classes only seems to go up, and with it the demand for instructors that can teach online. But what is it like to be an online professor, and how to prepare for this career path? I spoke with Kenny Tapp, who has been teaching meteorology, physical geography, and astronomy, on campus, and for over a decade online — first part-time, and then full-time — at a number of colleges in the U.S.
Links:
Kenny Tapp: www.instagram.com/kennytapp
National Quality Matters Program: https://www.qualitymatters.org/professional-development/toc, Free resources: https://www.qualitymatters.org/qa-resources
Webinars and workshops on online education by the Online Consortium of Oklahoma: https://www.ocolearnok.org/events-and-learning/on-demand-webinars/
Survey on online college learning (2011): https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/08/28/i-online-learning/
Attitudes towards online teaching (2021): https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/04/27/survey-reveals-positive-outlook-online-instruction-post-pandemic
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eccn/message
34 Min.