Week 14 Reflection

My topic was to investigate if teachers with certain teaching styles are more likely to do well in online environment. The most difficult aspect was the limited research studies available to support my conclusion. There were a lot of research on learning styles and teaching styles in F2F classroom, but relatively little in online environments. With the few that does exist, the data were also vague and lacking in detail. After some trial and error, I ended up taking Dr. Lowes suggestion and approach the question in the reverse way by using what there is on F2F classrooms and see which teaching styles they take into consideration and transfer it to online environment. Even though there are standards (iNacol and SREB) for online teaching qualities, there wasn’t studies that came to a consensus about which teaching styles was the most effective. Instead, it seems like a blended style worked best. My interview also validated that there really isn’t one standard that is effective - the teacher has to take into consideration the his/her teaching style, student’s learning style, and objective/environment.