ERIC Number: EJ837821
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 18
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Workload Management Strategies for Online Educators
Crews, Tena B.; Wilkinson, Kelly; Hemby, K. Virginia; McCannon, Melinda; Wiedmaier, Cheryl
Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, v50 n3 p132-149 Fall 2008
With increased use of online education, both students and instructors are adapting to the online environment. Online educators must adjust to the change in responsibilities required to teach online, as it is quite intensive during the designing, teaching, and revising stages. The purpose of this study is to examine and update workload management strategies developed by Ragan and Terheggen (2003) and to investigate new emerging strategies. A modified Delphi method was used wherein the participants, business education online educators and trainers, were asked to revise current workload management strategies and to add emerging strategies. These workload management strategies provide a course of action (1) for those teaching online courses to help them reduce workload, (2) for online instructors acting in the role of course designer, and (3) for external course designers and administrators through valuable institutional support. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Online Courses, Business Administration Education, Teaching Methods, Faculty Workload, Teacher Responsibility, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Practices, Internet, College Faculty, Teaching Conditions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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