Thread: Introduction

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this board and thought I would introduce myself and try to get a feel for what this forum is all about. My name is Janis and I have 3 children, ages 16, 3 and 20 months. I have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Elementary Education, and for three years I tutored college students in the use of computers, and held workshops in computer use for the faculty and staff at the college I attended. Afterwards, I became the tech teacher at a private elementary school teaching computers to grades K-8, as well as holding monthly workshops for the faculty of the school.

However, when my daughter was born a little over three years ago, I decided to be a stay-at-home mom. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE being able to stay home with my children and watch them grow, but I do miss teaching from time to time. Recently, while browsing the web, I came upon a web site offering distance learning, and began to do further research. I found that there is a wealth of courses that can be taken online, and I also found a few web sites offering the opportunity to teach online. I have to say, I became VERY interested, as I am not yet ready to go back into the workforce with my children still being so young, and being able to teach from home would give me the best of both worlds.

I am currently taking a free internet course on teaching, and I just have two questions I would like to ask?

1. Is anyone here currently involved in teaching online classes?

2. I am supposed to conduct a needs assessment to find out who my audience would be, if they would be interested in a particular course, etc., and I wanted to know if it would be alright to poll the participants of this forum?

Although I am not currently employed as a teacher, I hope I will be welcome here on this forum. I have been reading through some of the postings, and it looks as if you have a wonderful community here.

Thank-you,

Janis
[email:rcxy021x]janbiv2@optonline.net[/email:rcxy021x]