Title:
You can teach online : building a creative learning environment
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Publication Information:
Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2001
ISBN:
9780072455175
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Summary
Summary
Provides examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that are useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. This work features technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs to illustrate the educational technology.
Table of Contents
| Unit 1 Introduction |
| Lesson 1 What Is Online Learning? |
| 1.1 Interaction is the Core |
| 1.2 Growing is a Giant |
| 1.3 The Future is Coming |
| Lesson 2 What Are The Advantages Of Online Learning? |
| 2.1 The Anywhere/Anytime Phenomenon and the Changing Face of Students |
| The Non-Traditional Student |
| Knowledge Workers |
| The Life-Long Learner |
| The Homebound Student |
| 2.2 Extending Learning Opportunities |
| Communication Outside the Classroom Wall |
| The World as a Classroom |
| 2.3 Creation of Collaborative Learning Environments |
| Avoiding the Walls of Gender and Race |
| 2.4 Increasing Student Responsibility and Interaction |
| 2.5 Interactivity with Content |
| Lesson 3 What Are The Issues Of Online Learning? |
| 3.1 Lack of Quantitative, Longitudinal Research |
| 3.2 I Have to Translate This? |
| 3.3 Intellectual Property Rights and Course Ownership |
| 3.4 Accessibility/Feasibility of Online Education |
| 3.5 Student Retention |
| 3.6 Technology vs. Teaching |
| Lesson 4 What''s In This Book For Me? |
| 4.1 Practical Step-by-Step Instructions |
| 4.2 Learning Objectives |
| Unit 2 Development |
| Getting Started |
| Lesson 5 What Is The Online Environment? |
| 5.1 The Beginning |
| The Computer-What''s a MHz? |
| What''s Inside? |
| Making a Connection |
| Make a Decision(What to Buy?) |
| Skills You Should Have to Start |
| Software You Might Want |
| 5.2 What Is The Internet? |
| How the Internet Started |
| Connecting to the Internet |
| What Will You Need to Connect to the Internet?* Modem* Cable Modem* The LAN |
| 5.3 The Wide World Web(WWW) |
| The Language of the Web |
| Browsers |
| Search Engines and Portals |
| Lesson 6 What Are The Tools Of The Trade? |
| 6.1 Useful Tools for Adding Zip to Websites |
| Images(still and animated) |
| Audio |
| Video |
| 6.2 Interactive Tools |
| Transferring Files |
| Chatrooms |
| Threaded Discussions |
| Mailing Lists(ListServ) |
| Whiteboards |
| Lesson 7 What Are Online Course Delivery Platforms? |
| 7.1 Introduction |
| 7.2 Comparisons of Course Delivery Platforms |
| 7.3 Examples of Course Delivery Platforms |
| WebCT |
| ECollege |
| Prometheus |
| Blackboard |
| PageOut |
| 7.4 Sharing and Compatibility |
| SCORM |
| IMS |
| Lesson 8 Will My Teaching Style Translate to the Online Classroom? |
| 8.1 Stand and Deliver |
| Lectures |
| Tips for Creating the Online Text Lecture |
| Using Multiple Learning Materials(Video, Audio Slides, Guest Speakers, Exams) |
| Tips for Video Online |
| Midterms and Exams(Objective Quantitative Assessments) |
| 8.2 Workshop-Based Instruction |
| Group Discussion |
| Peer Critiques |
| Collaborative Projects |
| 8.3 Lab-Based Instruction |
| Hands-On Experiments |
| 8.4 Self-Paced Tutorial |
| 8.5 Interdisciplinary Team Teaching |
| 8.6 Where Are "You" In The Course? |
| Mini Lectures |
| Video and Audio Intros, Photo Instructions |
| Modeling |
| Adding the Individual "Fun" |
| Lesson 9 Translating Content To Online |
| 9.1 Introduction |
| Effective Content Presentation |
| Assessing Your Students |
| Instructor Interaction |
| 9.2 What Is Instructional Design? |
| Determining the Needs of Your Students and Your Goals for the Course |
| Planning How You Will Present and Teach Your Course |
| Assessing Your Students and the Effectiveness of Your Course |
| 9.3 What Are The Practicalities Of Good Web Page Design? |
| Identifying Needs |
| Scrolling |
| Clicks |
| Screen Readability |
| Navigation |
| Visual Design |
| Tips for Web Page Design in the Online Class |
| 9.4 What Are The Best Online Course Design Practices |
| Content Chunking |
| Redundancy |
| Interaction |
| Content Interactivity |
| Multimodal Learning |
| Instructional Multimedia |
| Portfolio Assessment |
| 9.5 Translating Your Content Online |
| The Online Syllabus |
| Course Policies and Procedures |
| Cyberspace and Writing |
| Netiquette |
| Emoticons |
| Content for the Unit/Week/Project Module |
| Your Design Process |
| Uniformity of Sections |
| Beginnings and Endings |
| Beginnings |
| Endings |
| You |
| A General Template for Designing Your Sections |
| 9.6 Intellectual Property Rights And Copyright Law |
| Intellectual Property Rights |
| Copyright Law and Fair Use |
| Lesson 10 The Mechanics Of Putting Your Materials Online |
| 10.1 Getting Help |
| IT Personal |
| Library Science Personnel |
| Faculty Cohorts |
| Instructional Designers |
| Videos and CDs |
| 10.2 Doing it Yourself |
| Text(Lectures and Notes) |
| Graphs and Charts |
| Figures(Images) |
| Audio |
| Films-Electronic Archives, Digitizing Animations for the Web |
| 10.3 Prepared Course Materials from Publishers |
| Pearson-Prentice Hall |
| McGraw-Hill |
| Houghton-Mifflin |
| Cogito |
| 10.4 Are You Ready? |
| Some General Checks |
| Other Considerations |
| Last Words |
| Unit 3 Implementation/Evaluation |
| Lesson 11 Conducting The Class |
| 11.1 Introduction |
| Good Practice in the Classroom |
| Prompt Feedback |
| Detailed Instructions |
| Prerequisites |
| Conclusion |
| Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever |
| 11.2 The Online Class vs. The Web-Enhanced Class Clicks in the Bricks |
| Managing Information Outside the Traditional Classroom |
| Creating Instructor Packs |
| Online Communication Beyond the Traditional Classroom Wall |
| Teaching in the Bricks with Clicks |
| The Internet and the Arts: Classroom Style(A Case Study) |
| 11.3 Teaching The Online Class |
| Facilitation and the Adult Learner |
| What is Adult Learning? |
| What is Facilitation? |
| What is Problem-Based Learning? |
| What is the Case Study Method of Teaching? |
| Teaching with Threads |
| The Pros of Threaded Discussion |
| The Cons of Threaded Discussion |
| Managing(Facilitating)the Threaded Discussion |
| Provision of Guidelines for Students on Preparing Acceptable Responses |
| The Instructor as a Facilitator in the Threaded Discussion* Creating Small Group Workshops on the Threads |
| Conclusion |
| Facilitating Chatrooms |
| Experiences |
| Tips for Online Teaching Practices |
| First Day Tips |
| Grading Papers Online |
| Dealing with Technology Failures |
| Teaching Large Classes Online |
| 11.3 Real-Life Stories About Teaching Online |
| A Core Course in Environmental Health |
| Cyberspace and a Piece of the Soul: Teaching Poetry Online |
| Teaching Computer Science in the Synchronous Online Classroom |
| Teaching Spanish Online |
| Lesson 12 Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Your Course |
| 12.1 What Makes an Online Course Effective? |
| Introduction |
| Benchmarks |
| Technology Standards |
| 12.2 Creating Evaluation Strategies |
| Course Evaluation: Portfolio Assessment and the Self Reflective Essay |
| Learning Outcomes Assessment: Pre-Testing and Post-testing |
| 12.3 Accreditation and Best Practices |
| Glossary |
| Index |
