subject: Teacher Jobs [print this page] Many graduates undertake teacher training because its a unchanging fact that the world always needs teachers. Few teachers a decade ago could have anticipated the way the world of learning would change and expand with the advent of the internet and online teaching. That may consist of blended learning (conventional teaching enhanced by e-learning) or may take place entirely online.
Teaching jobs now come in an extraordinary range of shapes and forms, many of them enabled directly by the growth of the internet and the new possibilities in online education. Teaching in schools may still be the preferred job description for many teachers, but the horizon has expanded to give teachers a wide choice. Here are some of the options:
Creating and delivering e-learning courses, by email or through interactive online teaching.
Instructor-led teaching and lecturing in virtual classrooms; distance learning
Computer-aided assessments and testing
Participatory teaching through webinars
Interactive teaching using the medium of forums and online learning communities
Personalised, individual online tutoring and homework help.
In the new sphere of e-learning theres something for everyone from teachers who prefer developing materials to those interested in high-tech educational events. Perhaps the most popular is the last-mentioned. Online tutoring has created thousands of teacher jobs. Teachers are no longer tied to local catchment areas, but can help learners anywhere in the world. For those who cant or dont want to work full-time (such as work-at-home parents), these flexible online teaching jobs are ideal.
It doesnt really matter what is to be taught; the interactive Web 2.0 platform usually offers a solution. Not long ago it was almost unthinkable for music teacher jobs (for example) to function effectively online. With quality audio and video links, that is now entirely possible. Computers now offer prospect for practical instruction as never before.
The need for education, and with it the growth of new teaching jobs, is growing and figures show that the internet is a key site of that expansion. Some specialities (such as math teacher jobs) are always in high demand, in both K-12 and tertiary education.
Math teacher jobs, English teacher jobs, music teacher jobs, study skills instruction and homework help you name it and there are opportunities in online teaching and tutoring for almost any educator. Teachers can set their own hours and rates and focus on the educational sub-domain that they find most worthy and rewarding.
