Web Based Courses

Web based courses. This topic is new to me but I find it pretty intriguing. Anything new always seems scary to try at first but I think this is one thing that would be a beneficial experience. 

These web based courses allow students to continue their development with technology and various online programs, they allow students access to courses that they may not normally have access to and they instructed by a trained teacher where as compared to other distance courses which may be independent study courses. 

I like how these courses still allow for teacher-student interaction even if there is a considerable distance between the two. I also think that participating in these courses will benefit the teacher and student. For the teacher, it may force them to re-think their teaching style or try out new teaching strategies that they may end up using in the regular classroom setting. I also think this will benefit the students because it exposes them to online programs that they may not usually use, such as google hangout when they are communicating with the teacher or creating a wiki when completing group projects with students from other schools. 

As a future teacher I would be excited to take on teaching a web-based course and hope the opportunity becomes available!