In a subtle way, the very culture of eLearning pours all the responsibilities of managing the process of online learning on the shoulders of the student, sometimes making him liable for issues that dwell beyond his maneuvering capacity. A case in point is the inability of teachers to manage, conduct or instruct an online class. For a debutant distance learner it is natural to feel inept despite insistent struggle to prove his competence, if the teacher is not well-trained.

Majority of the accredited online colleges and universities are generally well-prepared from their end. Their experience, achievements and persistent good performance lend credence to the level of aptitude and ability they so often boost as online education providers. But it’s not unusual that sometimes, despite their hundred percent efforts some online institutions fail to assess the competency of the teacher at the outset and confer him a place he doesn’t deserve to occupy.

Here are some of the simple features by which the student can assess the online teacher’s ability as an educator, no matter if you are a new student, completely clueless about the online learning process, these traits are universal and come naturally to a trained online teacher. If you find your online educator missing a couple of these attributes, then be certain that apart from you, there is also someone else who deserves to be blamed for your underperformance in the class.

Patience - It takes time to learn the ropes of online learning, some students take time to settle down, and a seasoned online teacher knows it very well. The teacher should not take the student (no matter how experienced) for granted. He should start from scratch, acquainting the student with the process of learning online and his personal teaching style.

Typing Speed - It may sound trifle, but the typing speed of the teacher actually tells us a lot about his interaction with the world of web. The teacher may be an expert in face-to-face teaching, but if he is not a good communicator from distance, there is no point in attending his class since slow typing speed runs the risk of turning the whole experience of learning boring and uninteresting.

Eagerness to Help - A student sitting thousands of miles away can easily guess the temperament of his teacher. It’s simple. If the teacher has a serene and calm way of instructing the student, who may sometimes ask the wackiest of question, an experienced teacher never gets agitated. Calmness and serenity is an unflinching feature of an experienced teacher’s personality.

Going the Extra Mile - A good teacher is one who loves teaching. An experienced online educator will never hesitate to help any of his students out of the way; teachers are species who love to wait for unasked questions. If your online teacher shies away from answering your queries even in informal meetings, it is possible he may be experienced but you can be convinced that teaching is not his first love.

Vitality - Though it’s a quality that is unfortunately not easy to find but the masters of online teaching surely know how to make you interested in the class. The true masters of online learning make you feel like a date – the most important person in the world, or in other words, the most brilliant student in the class. They give you countless chances to shed your inhibitions and participate in the class unhesitatingly as those confident top-graders used to ooze with confident at your school!

These features are not carved in stone, but undoubtedly these are few of the essential attributes of a seasoned teacher. If you think your teacher lacks these qualities then, as said above, your underperformance in the class is not your personal folly.