Sheri,
We were having some of the same thoughts! I replied to
Sharon that I use the Generative Guide voice most often as I work
with beginning students and I need to redirect, focus and have
them delve deeper into the material.
But I believe that I use different
voices as the need arises. I think the voice that I
would have more difficulty using online is the Role Play
voice. Part of the reason would be the asynchronous nature
of the online discussion. The tone that would be most
difficult online is the Humorous tone due to the lack of facial
expression and body language.
There was an interesting blog note from The Teaching Professor Blog via Faculty Focus
last week that addresses our teaching persona and the
author also speaks to teaching voice. Some of the
questions raised in the blog are:
“Must new teachers stumble into a
teaching style that works for them, for their students, and with
their content by trial and error? Or are there ways that the
discovery process could be more planned and systematic? And then,
when a teaching identity has emerged, how does it change across
one’s career? By accident? By design? What happens if it doesn’t
change? Is that cause for concern?” (Weimer, M. 2015).
I know I stumbled through different teaching styles as a new
teacher. Being aware of voice and tone strategies before I
began would have given me a better framework to base my teaching
on. As a Nursing Instructor, I was hired because of my
nursing knowledge and the teaching knowledge came later through
certification courses and mentors and time and trial and error!
Anne
Reference
Weimer, M. (2015, May 15). Developing a Teaching Persona.
[The Teaching Professor Blog]. Retrieved
from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/developing-a-teaching-persona/