Online teaching in the digital age

Online Teaching in the Digital Age provides educators with the essential knowledge needed to successfully develop and teach an online course. Throughout this practical hands-on guide, the authors offer 15 years of personal online teaching experience in language accessible to both the novice and advanced online educator. Developed through theory and practice, the text shows educators how to take the materials used in a traditional classroom and transfer them to a new virtual environment. Additionally, it gives educators the confidence and skills needed to run real-time (synchronous) and time-arranged (asynchronous) online discussions. Most reassuring of all, this book shows that few traditional course elements need to change in order to start teaching online.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Chapter 1 The Virtual Classroom: A Dynamic Learning Environment	p. 1
Overview	p. 1
Social Constructivist Theory and the Online Learning Environment	p. 2
Re-imagining Classroom Roles: Today's Online Learners	p. 3
Your Role as Online Instructor	p. 5
Summary	p. 7
Chapter 2 Establishing Your Web Presence: The Learning Management System and Course Webpages	p. 9
Overview	p. 9
Learning Management Systems	p. 10
Turning Your Traditional Course Into an Online Course	p. 10
Managing and Monitoring Your Students	p. 13
Enrollment	p. 13
Messaging Students	p. 13
Forum Setup Options	p. 13
Real-Time Chat Features	p. 14
The Quiz Module	p. 14
Student Assessment	p. 17
Establishing a Web Presence: Creating Course Webpages	p. 18
Summary	p. 20
Chapter 3 Web 2.0: A World Wide Web of Options	p. 21
Overview	p. 21
Web 2.0: Mainstream	p. 23
Social Networking: Facebook	p. 23
Google Docs	p. 26
Additional Mainstream Options	p. 27
Blogs	p. 27
YouTube	p. 27
Streaming Audio and Video	p. 28
Ustream	p. 28
Skype	p. 30
Summary	p. 30
Links to Mainstream Websites	p. 31
Chapter 4 Choosing Your Course Format and Features	p. 33
Overview	p. 33
Approaches to Displaying Course Information	p. 34
Display Options	p. 35
Using Simple Text to Create a Syllabus and Schedule	p. 35
Uploading Documents	p. 37
Using Forums to Display Course Content	p. 37
Dissemination Via Email	p. 37
Links to Course Websites Outside the Learning Management System	p. 38
The Virtual Classroom: Choosing Your Course Features and Learning Tools	p. 39
The Asynchronous Classroom: Forums, Essays, and Quizzes	p. 41
Discussion Forums	p. 41
Forum Assessment	p. 44
Essays, Peer Review, and Assessment	p. 45
Quizzes and Exams	p. 46
Synchronicity: The Real-Time Virtual Classroom	p. 46
Moderating a Chat Session	p. 48
Small-Group Chat Rooms	p. 50
Adding Variety: Mixing Chat and Forums	p. 51
Troubleshooting Technology	p. 52
Summary	p. 53
Chapter 5 Planning Future Semesters	p. 55
Student Assessment Forum Questions	p. 57
End-of-Semester Checklist	p. 58
Appendix I Sample Asynchronous Course Syllabus and Schedule	p. 59
Appendix II Sample Synchronous Course Syllabus and Schedule	p. 71
Appendix III Internet Etiquette Guidelines	p. 87
Index	p. 89
About the Authors	p. 91

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