Learning how to teach in an online environment changes a teacher’s perspective in significant ways. The teacher becomes familiar with and performs new roles and tasks consistent with the characteristics and conditions of an online environment that are not existent in the face-to-face setting of the traditional classroom. Foremost among these changing conditions are distance and time. The teacher is separated from the learners and yet within easy reach. Time for learning seems unlimited. While the teacher spends less time with the learner physically, more time is available for engagement with the learner.

The online environment can be intimidating for one unprepared and lacking the necessary tools and preparation. Understanding the concepts, tools, and techniques of this new modality provides an opportunity for the teacher to be continuously relevant far into the future and prepares one for tomorrow’s teaching today.

End-of-lesson quiz

This is a ten-minute, ten-item quiz. You can take the test any number of times, with a passing score, at least once, of eight correct answers (80%) to pass. You may skip questions for later review but items unanswered upon submission are counted as incorrect. Take the quiz when you are certain of your familiarity with and understanding of the course contents. You may view statistics for the course on your profile page.

Quiz Guidelines

• Quizzes are time-limited; remaining time is indicated while the quiz is in progress.
• Questions can be skipped for later review; however, any question left unanswered upon submission will be marked wrong.
• More than one attempt is usually allowed; this is an opportunity to improve scores.
• Quiz results, correct answers, and wrong responses to each question are presented the end of the quiz.
• Average score of all who took the quiz previously is indicated.
• Additional statistics for the quiz are available in the profile page, including time spent on each question.
• Before taking the quiz for the second or third time, it is advisable to review the materials for any item that may need further understanding.