Teaching online is different: Critical perspectives from the literature

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Teaching online is different: Critical perspectives from the literature
Caitriona Ní Shé, et.al., Dublin City University, 2019/12/25
This is a good paper (43 page PDF) but because of its methodology - a systematic literature review - it reflects a fairly narrow perspective and feels ten years out of date. According to its publicity it "emphasises the importance of interpersonal skills and having a compassionate approach for effective teaching online" but I found this a bit incongruent with its discussion of the roles of an online teacher (and, again, this is a discussion long since past - see my own work in this area from a decade ago). More...