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The Knowledge Web: Learning and Collaborating on the Net
Eisenstadt, Marc and Tom Vincent
Kogan Page, London
1998
From the Publisher
In the ever-advancing world of educational technology, the Open Universitys Knowledge Media Institute is state of the art, leading the pack in producing learning resources for the World Wide Web. This book, edited by the two founders of KMI, discusses the educational possibilities of the new technologies and brings together examples of cutting edge projects from the institute. Each of the fourteen contributions -- written by...
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Internet [based] Learning: An Introduction and Framework for Higher Education and Business
French, Deanie, Charles Hale, Charles Johnson and Gerald Farr, editors
Stylus, Sterling, VA
1999
From the Publisher
This book is for every teacher or trainer-- whose computer skills may be limited-- who wants to understand the Internet educationally, and use it in his or her courses.
As institutional pressures mount to integrate the Internet into teaching, this book provides a framework and a hands-on introduction to what s involved, whether it s adapting materials and teaching styles for the Web, or designing a virtual course. This...
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Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom
Palloff, Rena M., and Keith Pratt
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
1999
From the Publisher
Written for faculty, instructors, and trainers in any distance learning environment, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace shows how to create a virtual classroom environment that helps students excel academically, while fostering a sense of community. This practical, hands-on guide is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses.
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Learning and Teaching in Distance Education: Analyses and Interpretations from an International Perspective
Peters, Otto
Kogan Page, London
1998
From the Publisher
With the growing importance of open and distance education around the world, this unique and comprehensive overview integrates historical, contemporary and future aspects of distance education. Packed with international case studies, the author goes beyond describing the methods, media and technicalities of learning and teaching in distance education by also dealing with the sociological and psychological implications and the...
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Technology in Teaching and Learning: An Introductory Guide
Warren, Adam, David Brunner, Pat Maier, Liz Barnett
Kogan Page, London
1998
From the Publisher
The inclusion of learning technologies within education at all levels is becoming a reality: it is something educators cannot ignore.
This book provides a well-written and illustrated introduction to the whole range of technologies in current use, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and the World Wide Web. This guide covers the whole gamut from choosing a computer to creating images for Web pages, from making overhead...
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Web-Based Instruction
Khan, Badrul H., ed.
Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
1997
From the Publisher
This book covers all significant aspects of the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of instruction using Internet's World Wide Web. In 59 chapters, this 480-page-volume, 7 x 10 inches, provides users of the Web with online sources, case studies, references, and other forms of information regarding ways to use this new techology to improve opportunities for learning at all levels. Nearly one hundred authors, representing...
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Teaching and Learning at a Distance: What It Takes to Effectively Design, Deliver and Evaluate Programs
Cyrs, Thomas
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
1997
From the Publisher
Teaching and learning at a distance is an area of education that is growing rapidly alongside the technology that makes it possible. But success in this area requires more than advanced technology; it requires skillful instructors, well-designed courses, and students ready to learn from the format. This issue of New Directions for Teaching and Learning provides insights from experienced practitioners into what is needed to...
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Educational Technology and Distance Education: Issues and Implications for Theological Education
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147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups
Hanna, Donald E., Michelle Glowacki-Dudka and Simone Conceicao-Runlee
Atwood Publishing, Madison, WI
2000
From the Publisher
From experienced distance educators comes this comprehensive collection of strategies for teaching effectively online.
Beginning with pre-instruction preparation and progressing through actual online teaching, 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups will help you feel more comfortable and competent heading into an online course, whether you're a new instructor or an experienced professor. The authors dispel popular...
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"The Catholic Internet: Seminary Technologies Impacting the Teaching and Learning Environment of the Church"
Mahfood, Sebastian, Vic Klimoski, Beverly Lane, and Daniel Harris
Seminary Journal 9, no. 4 (Winter 2003): 10-20
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"Learning Online to Teach Online"
Carnevale, Dan
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 October 2003
2003
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"Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom"
Rob Kelley, ed.
Magna Publications
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Theory and Practice of Online Learning
Anderson, Terry and Fathi Elloumi, editors
Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada
2004
From the Publisher
Theory and Practice of Online Learning, edited by Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi, is concerned with assisting providers of online education with useful tools to carry out the teaching and learning transactions online. It presents, in an easily readable form, the theory, administration, tools, and methods of designing and delivering learning online. By doing so, the authors bring to the teaching community a valuable product...
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It Works for Me, Online! Shared Tips for Online and Web-Enhanced Teaching
Blythe, Hal and Charlie Sweet
New Forums Press, Stillwater, OK
2004
From the Publisher
It Works For Me, Online is designed primarily to aid instructors in two major types of classes: fully online and web-enhanced/hybrid courses. Those who teach fully online classes will find tips on such things as tricks you can use with synchronous chats, how to use blogging in your classroom to replace traditional chat-rooms (talk about your superannuation), and even ways of adapting Blackboard to meet administrative needs....
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Essential Elements: Prepare, Design, and Teach Your Online Course
Elbaum, Bonnie, Cynthia McIntyre, and Alese Smith
Atwood Publishing, Madison, WI
2002
From the Publisher
There s no doubt that a great classroom lecturer can be an inspiration to students. But almost all lecturers worry that their students are not learning how to discover, how to make connections on their own. If you have never taught an online course you ll be surprised to learn that teaching online, as described by the authors, has the potential for providing students with a truly comprehensive learning experience. An online...
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The Student Assessment Handbook
Morgan, Chris, Lee Dunn, Sharon Parry and Meg O'Reilly
RoutledgeFalmer, London, UK
2004
From the Publisher
Aimed primarily at higher education professionals, this book is a comprehensive guide to assessment issues, particularly for those professionals who are coming to terms with the range of new pressures on their traditional teaching practices. Agents of change such as increased use of IT, flexible assessment methods and quality assurance all converge on the area of assessment, making new demands of assessors.
Outlining...
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The Online Teaching Guide: A Handbook of Attitudes, Strategies, and Techniques for the Virtual Classroom
White, Ken W. and Bob H. Weight
Allyn & Bacon, Boston, MA
2000
From the Publisher
For anyone preparing to teach online, The Online Teaching Guide is a one-of-a-kind resource for developing and implementing a successful online course. From the basics of online teaching to techniques, tools, and methods for effective online communication, The Online Teaching Guide addresses the breadth of conceptual and practical issues related to the online classroom. In each chapter, The Online Teaching Guide's contributing...
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Principles of Effective Teaching in the Online Classroom
Weiss, Renee E., Dave S. Knowlton and Bruce W. Speck
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
2000
From the Publisher
This issue of New Directions for Teaching and Learning presents the theory and practice of creating effective courses in the emerging field of online teaching. Drawing from their practical experience in faculty development, instructional design, and online instruction, the authors present an overview of the pedagogical and logistical issues associated with this rapidly expanding area of distance education. They explore the transition...
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Globalizing Education: Trends and Applications
Mason, Robin
Routledge, New York, NY
1998
From the Publisher
Globalising Education is a systematic and thoroughly researched study of how technologies have altered the delivery and reception of education. Mason examines how global education is actually delivered in practice, case studies which investigate current developments and applications in the USA, Europe, the UK and Australia, and conclusions drawn from the issues covered. She studies the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current...
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Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching
Palloff, Rena M. and Keith Pratt
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
2001
From the Publisher
Authors Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt have written a comprehensive reference for faculty to use to hone their skills as online instructors and for students to use to become more effective online learners. Filled with numerous examples from actual online courses and insights from teachers and students, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom covers the entire online teaching process. This essential guide offers helpful suggestions...
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"Theological Distance Education: A Librarian's Perspective"
Harmeyer, Dave
Journal of Religious and Theological Information 3, no. 3/4 (2001): 69-86
2001
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E-Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online
Salmon, Gilly
Stylus, Sterling, VA
2000
From the Publisher
This groundbreaking new book considers what is required of good moderators and presents practical information for their training and development, set in the context of the rapid development and combination of Information and Communications Technologies and the wide impact these are having in open and distance learning.In addition, this highly topical and forward looking book introduces the reader to the latest thinking in online...
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The Third Shift: Women Learning Online
Kramarae, Cheris
AAUW Educational Foundation, Washington, DC
2001
From the Publisher
A report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation has found that distance or online learning is on the rise and women make up the majority of students. Sixty percent of these nontraditional online learners are over 25 years of age and female.
Working mothers interested in furthering their education are doing so online and adding a difficult "third shift" to their responsibilities...
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Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators
Collison, George, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, and Robert Tinker
Atwood Publishing, Madison, WI
2000
From the Publisher
Effective moderation is a critical but often forgotten aspect of turning a netcourse or online discussion group into a goal-oriented learning community. This guide identifies principles and forms of dialog that support effective moderating, looks at key roles moderators play, and presents strategies for maintaining functional online groups.
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A Classroom of One: How Online Learning is Changing Our Schools and Colleges
Maeroff, Gene I.
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY
2003
From the Publisher
This is Gene Maeroff's "report from the front" on the short history and status of online learning in the United States and around the world. Maeroff is a reporter who takes you to the schools from Penn State's World Campus to the Florida Virtual School to the newly emerging online learning initiatives in Afghanistan. His journey ultimately provides a snapshot of the way in which technology is changing the minds of people with...
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"Teaching the Bible through the Internet: In the Classroom and at a Distance"
Simkins, Ronald A.
Journal of Religion and Society 2 (2000)
2000
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"Ten Ways Online Education Matches, or Surpasses Face-to-Face Learning"
Kassop, Mark
The Technology Source (May/June 2003)
2003
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"The Mysterious Territory of Distance Learning"
Beck, Evelyn
Thought and Action 18 (2002): 77-89
2002
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Assessment Strategies for the On-line Class: From Theory to Practice
Anderson, Rebecca S., John F. Bauer, Bruce W. Speck, editors
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
2002
From the Publisher
Addresses the kinds of questions that instructors need to ask themselves as they begin to move at least part of their students' work to an on-line format. The chapters present an initial overview of the need for evaluating students' on-line work with the same care that instructors give to the students' work in hard-copy format; what an instructor needs to know about the technology, a discussion of alternative instructional formats...
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Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design
Smith, Robin M.
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
2008
From the Publisher
Conquering the Content is a practical resource for faculty who tackle overwhelming amounts of course content that must be tailored for Web-based learning. This important guide offers step-by-step instructions for creating online learning experiences that are manageable, effective, and of the highest quality.
Written by Robin M. Smith, an expert in the field on online learning, Conquering the Content provides guidance...
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Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, & Doing
Bonk, Curtis J., and Ke Zhang
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
2008
From the Publisher
This is an essential resource for anyone designing or facilitating online learning. It introduces an easy, practical model (read, reflect, display, and do) that will show online educators how to deliver content in ways that benefit all types of learners (visual, auditory, observational, and kinesthetic) from a wide variety of backgrounds and skill levels. With a solid theoretical foundation and concrete guidance and examples,...
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Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning: The Unfolding Model
Ruhe, Valerie, and Bruno D. Zumbo
The Guilford Press, New York
2009
From the Publisher
With the rapid proliferation of distance education and e-learning courses, the need is growing for a comprehensive, professional approach to evaluating their effectiveness. This indispensable book offers a road map to guide evaluation practice in these innovative learning environments. Providing practical, step-by-step guidelines and tools for conducting evaluation studies including how to deal with stakeholders, develop surveys...
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Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language Learning
Blake, Robert J.
Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC
2008
From the Publisher
Brave New Digital Classroom deftly interweaves results of pedagogical research and descriptions of the most successful computer-assisted language learning (CALL) projects to explore how technology can best be employed in the foreign-language curriculum to assist the second language acquisition process.
Directed to all language teachers whether at the school or the postsecondary level, with or without prior experience this...
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