![]() ![]() Indeed, recent research on online learning indicate gaps in accessibility of e-resources, use of online tools, management of platforms, instructional methods, and teacher development programs. The International Council for Open and Distance Education also offered website, webinars and resources for teachers, but all these have not been adequate as evidenced in issues related to course designs, content support, course assessment, learner and teacher characteristics. In Kenya the ministry of education encouraged schools, colleges and universities to combine use of radio and television with on online teaching as the country adhered to international and national guidelines on social distancing. E-moderating: the key to teaching and learning online. The 5-stage E-Moderator Model and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are recommended as effective pedagogical scaffold for online teaching. Particularly the course on educational technology, should focus on how to create and manage online courses. The researcher recommends that teacher education should sensitize and train teacher trainees on how to access, analyze and use new knowledge emerging with technology they also should be coached on how learners learn with technology and on fundamentals of the communication process. Evidence from recent research and reports and the recollected experiences confirmed knowledge, competence, skills and pedagogical gaps in the implementation of online learning, that have been exacerbated by COVID-19. While trends in Teacher Education indicate progression towards adoption of technology, there are disparities between the theory and practice. This chapter explores these needs using a combination of lived experiences and literature review that captured a meta-analysis of research trends on e-learning. As teachers in Kenya begin to migrate from the classroom to virtual learning spaces following COVID 19 pandemic, there is pressing need to realign Teacher Education to requisite Knowledge, competences, skills, and attitudes that will support online teaching. ![]()
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