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The Changed Role of Professor in Online Courses

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  • Scott Reid

    (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

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This qualitative research paper examines how the role of a university professor changes in asynchronous online courses and makes analytical comments about the significance of these changes. Semi-structured interviews with 32 professors who have taught online courses provide insight into the perspective of early adopters of this relatively new technology. The findings highlight several issues such as; the skills needed, the flow of information, the less centralized role of the professor, variations based on personality, the pre-planning required, and how previous experience impacts on the degree of role change required.

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  • Scott Reid, 2012. "The Changed Role of Professor in Online Courses," International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), IGI Global, vol. 2(1), pages 21-36, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jopcd0:v:2:y:2012:i:1:p:21-36
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