Teaching Online

The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown taught us that learning and teaching can keep going if we move online. However, if online learning and teaching is to be effective, teachers and lecturers need the  knowledge, skills, and values to do online learning well.

This course is  made up of three components:

• Foundations of online teaching: This component introduces the key concepts of learning and teaching online and explores the pedagogy and best practices of effective online teaching.
• Teaching synchronously: This component covers what you need to know and do to prepare for and teach online learning that happens in real time with real time interaction with learners using a variety of channels.
• Teaching asynchronously: This component covers what you need to know and do to prepare for and teach through online channels without real time interaction with your learners as you will not all be online at the same time.

It is recommended that you complete the first component before completing the teaching synchronously and/or the teaching asynchronously component.

Delivery

These courses are offered in one of two formats:

1. A synchronous webinar format using Zoom as the main channel with some use of the Via Afrika Digital Education Academy platform for asynchronous elements.
2. An asynchronous learning environment using the Via Afrika Digital Education Academy platform.

Requirements

• A PC or tablet device
• Internet connectivity and sufficient
  data
• Zoom app downloaded for synchronous webinar format

This course consists of 3 sessions:

Session 1: Foundation of online Teaching – This Session develops a theoretical understanding of online teaching and provides a sound base for teaching and learning online, whether synchronously, or asynchronously.

• Cost (per session): R125
• Time: Two hours
• CPTD Points: 5 Type 3 per session

Session 2: Teaching Synchronously – This Session was designed to help a teacher prepare to present classes online synchronously.

• Cost (per session): R375
• Time: Six hours
• CPTD Points: 10 Type 3 per session

Session 3: Teaching Asynchronously – Teaching asynchronously is all about helping you as a lecturer create videos using a smartphone and/or computer.

• Cost (per session): R375
• Time: Six hours
• CPTD Points: 10 Type 3 per session