The four roles of an online teacher (long version)

Balancing Your Teacher Role Online

In this video, Denise talks about the four key parts of the online teacher role and how to balance them effectively.

The Managerial Role

• This role is about structure and setting expectations.

• Clear communication and a pathway are essential for success.

The Pedagogical Role

• Engage your students with key concepts in small pieces.

• Drive curiosity and creativity by making learning relevant to their lives.

The Social Role

• Building rapport with students is critical for success.

• Highlighting real personalities helps maintain engagement.

The Technological Role

• Select technology purposefully and start simple.

• Use the environment you have, don't worry about finding the latest apps.

Overall, balancing these four roles is critical for effective online teaching. While it may be challenging to achieve perfect balance, understanding each role's importance can help teachers prioritize their efforts.

Introduction to Full Roles

In this section, the speaker introduces the concept of full roles and provides some language to think and talk about how to approach them.

Understanding Full Roles

• The video introduces the concept of full roles.

• The speaker acknowledges that there are other things going on, such as exams and testing, but emphasizes the importance of understanding full roles.

• The video provides language to think and talk about how to approach full roles.