Teacher Education Online: A Practical Guide for Instruction

Teacher Education Online: A Practical Guide for Instruction addresses the need for guidance on teaching high quality online courses in teacher education programs. In the past few years, an increasing number of courses are being offered in the virtual classroom and university faculty must be prepared to support student learning online. The book walks the reader through incorporating engaging, effective, and evidence-based instructional practices into their online teacher education courses. Through presentation of research and practical examples, the authors guide readers through the development and implementation of high quality online coursework for preservice and inservice teachers. Each chapter includes a case study for readers to practice implementing strategies described in the book, as well as space for readers to create plans for incorporating those strategies into their own courses.

Dr. Kathleen A. Boothe is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Special Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where she currently teaches fully online to both graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Boothe has taught asynchronous online teacher education courses since 2015 averaging approximately 16 courses per academic year. Dr. Boothe is an active member of the Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division. Dr. Boothe’s research interests include improving online education for pre and in-service teachers, with a focus on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). She has published several book chapters and articles on effective online teaching in higher education. In 2020, Dr. Boothe received the Faculty Senate Recognition Award for Outstanding Research and Scholarly Activity.

Dr. Marla J. Lohmann is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Special Education and Alternative Licensure at Colorado Christian University. She teaches fully online undergraduate and graduate general and special education coursework and currently teaches about 36 credit hours per academic year. Dr. Lohmann is an active member of the Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division (TED) at both the state and international levels. She is passionate about offering high quality pre-service teacher preparation and ongoing training for in-service teachers in the virtual university classroom. Dr. Lohmann has taught more than 130 asynchronous online teacher education courses and was awarded the 2018 CCU Colorado Christian University Curriculum & Instruction Division Outstanding Faculty Member Award based on student nomination and feedback.