E-Learning & Online Teaching

Another school year is starting! Where will you be a year from now?

The decision to return to graduate school for the UW-Stout E-Learning and Online Teaching Certificate isn’t made lightly. During hard economic times you can choose to stand pat or grow your teaching arts by seeking new ideas and opportunities. It’s not enough to simply be curious about teaching online. You have to act now to learn the skills to swim in this 21^st Century sea of change. The bottom line is to develop real experience and skills that open the door to new jobs and opportunities.

• If you want to qualify for the best part time job a teacher can get; join our program.
• If you want to deeply understand how to integrate the latest web technologies into your classroom, join our program.
• If you want an edge in an uncertain job market, join our program.
• If you want flexibility, opportunity, and intellectual challenge join our program.

Despite the economic downturn, there are many jobs available for those with online teaching experience and solid curricular subject matter expertise. Our program will provide you with the skills and real online teaching experience needed to break into this booming field.

The market for experienced online teachers at the K-12 level is red hot. Also more community college and university opportunities are developing everyday. As part of the UW-Stout E-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Program you will receive hands on instruction along with current educational theory about distance learning. Job search advice and a steady stream of fresh job opportunities are being regularly updated on my blog at: http://doconnor.edublogs.org/category/e-learning-jobs/

If you want to work from home, love a challenge, enjoy technology, crave a change of pace and are seeking new horizons now is the time to become an online teacher. Join our program!

Questions? Concerns? Call or email, I’m always happy to share information.

Fall courses begin in late September and are open for registration NOW!

Dennis O’Connor, Program Advisor

E-Learning & Online Teaching

School of Education

Online Professional Development

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University

530-318-1145 (Cell)

Skype: wiredinstructor2

Oconnord@uwstout.edu

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FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

For questions, please contact
Brenda Collatin-Ayala
Human Resources
Florida Virtual School
Phone: 407-513-3371
Fax: 407-513-3482
Bcollatin@flvs.net

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Position: Instructional Leader, Instructional Department

Location: Remote with the ability to travel to Orlando as needed for meetings, training workshops, etc.

Salary Range: $64,802.00-$103,683.00

Position Description:

The Instructional Leader assists the Learning Community Leader and Director of Instruction in managing the school and its human resources to attain school goals by providing evidence of effective instruction that results in student achievement. The Instructional Leader supports instructors in personal and professional growth activities.

http://www.flvs.net/general/job_descriptions.php

Dates for submission:

Open Date: May 30, 2008

Close Date: TBA

Apply:

Candidates must submit their interest via the on-line application system. Access to the application system and a detailed job description are located on our website at:

http://www.flvs.net/general/Employment.php

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K-12 Virtual Education (With the emphasis on Virtual High School)

NACOL - North American Council for Online Learning Start here to get a global view of K-12 online teaching.

Teach Online: How to get experience teaching online Insider news for e-learning instructors. Since working online is all about networking, this is a good place to visit. Good advice, interesting articles (if you want to teach online) lots of resources. A terrific blog from the Virtual Professor: 1VIRTUALPROF@GMAIL.COM Smart advice and plenty of resources. (Take it from me, the Virtual Professor knows her stuff!)

Virtual High School Meanderings Strong blog dedicated to information about Virtual schools. Good Info.

K-12 Online Resources This site features an extensive, state by state list of K-12 Virtual Schools.

Aventa Learning: Now recruting Virtual High School teachers.

Sylvan Online: Nation wide online tutoring with e-Sylvan is a good place to get paid online teaching experience.