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Authors: Päivi Kinnunen 1 and Taina Eriksson 2

Affiliations: 1 Aalto University, Finland ; 2 Turku School of Economics, Finland

Keyword(s): Pedagogical Support, Teaching Online for the First Time, Business Studies.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Computer-Supported Education ; Distance Education ; Educating the Educators ; Information Technologies Supporting Learning ; Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment ; Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning ; Ubiquitous Learning

Abstract: Many universities that have previously focused on offering blended learning or face to face courses are currently starting to offer more and more also online courses. This paper takes a closer look at the background and perceptions of eight teachers who are about to teach an online course for the first time. More specifically, we take a look at the teachers’ perceptions of themselves as adopters of new pedagogy and new technology as well as their perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of online courses. The preliminary results suggest that our teachers feel rather comfortable with the new technology and especially with the new teaching methods. Most of the teachers identified themselves as innovators or early adopters of new teaching methods. Teachers perceived flexibility and efficiency as the most prevailing strengths of online teaching. On the other hand, weaknesses included workload, technical challenges, and various topics that relate to the lack of face to face interaction. We conclude by discussing what kind of pedagogical support and training the online teachers would benefit from. (More)

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Paper citation in several formats:
Kinnunen, P. and Eriksson, T. (2018). Teachers’ Viewpoint on Online Courses. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-291-2; ISSN 2184-5026, SciTePress, pages 412-417. DOI: 10.5220/0006786904120417

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JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU
TI - Teachers’ Viewpoint on Online Courses
SN - 978-989-758-291-2
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AU - Kinnunen, P.
AU - Eriksson, T.
PY - 2018
SP - 412
EP - 417
DO - 10.5220/0006786904120417
PB - SciTePress