ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses primarily on the preparation of the instructor with online teaching competencies. The preparation for instructors participating in hybrid and blended models is similar, with appropriate accommodations for the various formats. Institutional leaders of online education initiatives need to proactively address the needs of the individual instructor and the larger institutional context in which instruction takes place to stay current and fully realize the potential of online faculty involvement. The growth in demand for online learning challenges institutions to create adequate instructor capacity, as well as maintain the number of instructors necessary to teach online. Although online learning can take various shapes and forms, a fundamental shift of classroom dynamics occurs when moving from the face-to-face experience to the online experience. The type and frequency of interactions change online, and new boundaries for classroom behavior may need to be established.
