Online Teaching: Perceptions of Faculty at a Research University
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
Advancing Librarian Education: Technological Innovation and Instructional Design
DOI
10.4018/978-1-4666-3688-0.ch002
Abstract
This chapter includes a report of a study conducted to investigate the perceptions of faculty teaching online at a doctoral research university in the southeast United States. Research literature regarding faculty satisfaction with online learning is summarized. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the results of an online survey administered in the Spring of 2010. Major findings are that faculty enjoy the convenience and flexible scheduling that teaching online offers them and their students but consider teaching online to more labor-intensive compared to teaching face-to-face courses. Faculty expressed the need for reliable and current technology for online teaching, improved technical support and training, and clear institutional policies regarding online teaching and developing online courses. Methods for improving faculty satisfaction with online teaching are suggested, which include collaborating with academic librarians to enhance the online teaching and learning experience.
Recommended Citation
Hodges, Charles B., Raleigh Way, Sonya S. Shepherd.
2011.
"Online Teaching: Perceptions of Faculty at a Research University."
Advancing Librarian Education: Technological Innovation and Instructional Design, Ari Sigal (Ed.) Hershey, PA and New York, NY: IGI Global.
doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3688-0.ch002
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/lib-facpubs/37
