Emerging Roles for Faculty: Designer, Navigator, and Facilitator

 When teaching an online course, the instructor has to learn how to become a designer.  In designing a course, the instructor has to examine how to move current content resources to the Web, how to plan student activities and interactions, and how to build course web sites.

 In an online environment, the instructor has to learn how to browse the Internet to search information needed for the course. 

 The instructor has to learn how to facilitate student interaction and class discussions. 

 Instructor>>Let's examine gender inequality outside the home. Who, females or males, are likely to be hired in job market?

KELLIE LEBOW>>sounds good
AMY MCCREE>>males
KELLIE LEBOW>>i would hope the best qualified person
AMY MCCREE>>me too
BRIAN DAVID>>males,but that also depends on job
AMY MCCREE>>true

Instructor>>Who, females or males, are likely to be paid more? How more?

BRIAN DAVID>>i think in certain jobs woman are considered first
AMY MCCREE>>depends on what kind of job really
BRIAN DAVID>>in many jobs doing same work men are paid more but in many jobs it is equal depending on time in that job
KELLIE LEBOW>>depends on the job

Instructor>>Who, females or males, are likely to be promoted?

BRIAN DAVID>>men
AMY MCCREE>>i would like to say it is equal but i think males, For some reason a lot more confidence is put to males
AMY MCCREE>>in some cases but not all

Instructor>>Who, females or males, are likely to be harassed? What is sexual harassment?

KELLIE LEBOW>>i agree with amy
KELLIE LEBOW>>females
AMY MCCREE>>females we are looked at as weak and some people think he just have to take it and can not stand up for oursleves

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