Evaluation and Professional Development
Evaluations help online instructors identify strengths in their teaching and areas in need of improvement.
The common approaches for evaluating teaching effectiveness in traditional settings, such as student evaluations and feedback from colleagues and supervisors, are often used in online learning environments.
As a future online psychology instructor, professional development refers to the actions that you might take to update and improve your skills and knowledge to positively influence course design and instruction. These actions may then positively contribute to a rewarding student experience.
The Assignment (3-5 pages)
Explain how online instructors might use evaluation to measure the effectiveness of their instruction
Describe two actions that you can take (as a future online instructor) to engage in professional development
Explain how the two actions that you described might contribute to a positive student experience in the online classroom
Be sure to cite specific references to the Learning Resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full, APA-formatted citations for your references.