@inproceedings{2b684a04ace34f03b792ca5f45231ae2,
title = "Do we still need to train them for distance teaching? Distance teachers attitudes",
abstract = "This article describes a survey of attitudes of distance teachers' towards distance learning that was conducted at Reykjav{\'i}k University. The 21 distance teachers that participated claimed they had good preparation in using computers in distance teaching, although half of them wanted more training in distance teaching methods. They thought distance education was a realistic alternative in Icelandic education and were satisfied with their online courses although 24% claimed they were insecure about their ability to teach online. They said they could master the main options of the learning management systems (LMS) and wanted to be active in their teaching, but they were not using all the online options available for them. The main conclusion is that we need to train the distance teachers in using ICT in teaching and online pedagogic; they have the technological skills needed.",
keywords = "Distance education, Distance teaching, E-learning, Higher education., Information and communication technologies (ICT), Teachers' attitudes",
author = "{\'A}sr{\'u}n Matth{\'i}asd{\'o}ttir",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1145/1839379.1839458",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781450302432",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)",
pages = "448--454",
booktitle = "11th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, CompSysTech'10 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "11th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, CompSysTech'10 ; Conference date: 17-06-2010 Through 18-06-2010",
}