"A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded." –Darwin D. Martin
From the times when online shopping was considered as an option to today’s time when online shopping is everyone's first choice, we have come a long way. Similarly, Online education, which was a need of the hour until sometime, has become a choice for many people now. The time is not very far when all the students, as well as the teachers, would want to exchange knowledge online.
Here are some reasons why Online teaching jobs can prove to be a better choice for teachers
Advantages of Online Teaching
Time-Saving
"An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold."- Chinese Proverb
Online teaching jobs are easier than regular teaching because of automation and the tools available. Of course, teaching is not a cakewalk but with the numerous online teaching tools available, it saves time and effort. For instance, online assignments and online tests give a safe and time-recorded road for turning in tasks. Automated grading and attendance marking can take a huge load of work off the shoulders of teachers. This decreases the problems that are associated with traditional teaching.
Cost-Effective
"The art is not in making money, but in keeping it." ~ Proverb
Online teaching is cost-effective. It is the best platform for beginners since it does not require infrastructure or a lot of setup costs. All that is needed is a decent internet connection, a mobile device, and a good online teaching app. The teachers can collect fees from the students or if they are part of an institute or a platform, they will be paid according to the industry standards.
Convenience and Accessibility
'If you don't love what you do, you'll never be good at it"
Convenience plays a very important role in making someone love their job. The kind of convenience that online teaching jobs provide cannot be sidelined. Unlike regular teaching jobs, online teaching does not require the teacher to be at a particular location. The teacher can conduct the classes from anywhere at any time and this in itself is a huge advantage. The same applies to the students as well. They can access the online classroom from anywhere and this opens the door to new opportunities and possibilities.
"It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom." –Michael Morpurgo
But are there any special qualities or skills to become an online teacher or find an online teaching job? Yes, a few qualities that might make you the best online teacher are-
Be tech-savvy- A chef learns to play with the knives before he learns the actual cooking. Similarly, online teaching jobs do require a deep knowledge of how things work online. Starting from setting up an online class to running it well to helping the students out, an online teacher has to know it all. Not that learning all this is difficult, just a few practice sets and you're good to go.
Make sure to deal with the students patiently- Online teachers may require some patience while dealing with the students. They can not shout or lose their calm when the students ask too many questions or do not submit their online assignments or time. And as they say "One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life."- Chinese Proverb
Follow good teaching strategies- You look at your hand and you find all the five fingers different. Similarly, each student that an online teacher teaches might be different and might need different/special treatment. Since a teacher is called the 'second home' for students, it becomes their responsibility to come up with the best teaching strategies and creative techniques to help the students in the best way possible.
“Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it.”- George Bernard Shaw
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