Virtual Warriors: Practicing, Teaching, and Researching in an Online Environment
Location
1052
Format Type
Event
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
January 2018
Abstract
The constantly evolving nature of technological tools makes the delivery of online education an ever-changing paradigm, prompting the online educators to continuously examine new media and consider new possibilities of students’ engagement. The presenters of this workshop teach, direct, consult, and conduct research online on a day to day basis; thus, are constantly prompted to examine their identity of online educators and researchers as well as consider the impact of their view and assumptions on online education on multitude of students choosing to engage in an educational experience in such medium. In this presentation the researchers will particularly reflect on how their personal and professional background impacted their choices of research topics and subsequently the curriculum of an online program. Presenters will also address how the understanding of a virtual medium changed and continue to change as online educators and researchers continue to explore its multiple capabilities. Participants will acquire a first-hand experience in exploring the understanding of this virtual paradigm of being in a format of an interactive session.
Virtual Warriors: Practicing, Teaching, and Researching in an Online Environment
1052
The constantly evolving nature of technological tools makes the delivery of online education an ever-changing paradigm, prompting the online educators to continuously examine new media and consider new possibilities of students’ engagement. The presenters of this workshop teach, direct, consult, and conduct research online on a day to day basis; thus, are constantly prompted to examine their identity of online educators and researchers as well as consider the impact of their view and assumptions on online education on multitude of students choosing to engage in an educational experience in such medium. In this presentation the researchers will particularly reflect on how their personal and professional background impacted their choices of research topics and subsequently the curriculum of an online program. Presenters will also address how the understanding of a virtual medium changed and continue to change as online educators and researchers continue to explore its multiple capabilities. Participants will acquire a first-hand experience in exploring the understanding of this virtual paradigm of being in a format of an interactive session.
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