Online Educator: A Guide to Creating the Virtual Classroom / Edition 1

by Maggie McVay Lynch

Overview

The book provides much needed straightforward advice on how to create a web-base education system. From administrative planning and selecting resources to individual course development, it offers clear, novice-friendly information on the entire process of online learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415244229
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/21/2002
Series:	Studies in Distance Education
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

	List of tables	x
	List of illustrations	xi
	List of abbreviations	xii
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	1
1	Planning for online course/curriculum delivery	5
	Access	6
	Retention	11
	Isolation	13
	Learning style adaptation	16
	Generalization of mental models	17
	Motivation	19
	Time management	21
	Academic integrity	23
2	Assessing student needs and subsequent system requirements	27
	Typical student population characteristics	27
	Planning and designing your Web-based access and interface based on student needs	33
	Selecting or creating a course management system	48
3	Building support systems	50
	Course registration	50
	Grades and transcript transmittal	51
	Help Desk	52
	Research	54
	Advising	58
	Tutoring	59
	Textbook distribution	60
	Marketing	61
	Alumni associations	62
4	Developing faculty: the changed role of online instructors	65
	Difficult transitions from classroom teaching to online facilitation	66
	Facilitators and mentors	67
	Fostering a sense of community	68
	Transformative communication	69
	The love--hate relationship of faculty with online instruction	72
	Faculty development issues	72
	Faculty mentoring	74
	Online teacher communities	74
5	Designing courses and curriculum	78
	Web page design basics for the uninitiated	81
	Web page design	82
	Using interaction to enhance learning	87
	Materials that support Web-based courses	93
	Instructional strategies	94
	Feedback mechanisms	95
	Maintaining quality	99
6	Selecting Web-based tools	101
	Comparing tools	102
	Information distribution	103
	Communication tools	106
	Student assessment tools	111
	Class management tools	113
	Selecting an integrated course management tool	114
7	Evaluating student mastery and program effectiveness	117
	Evaluating student mastery	118
	Program evaluation	130
8	Miscellaneous important details	137
	Copyright and the Internet	137
	Intellectual property policies and faculty issues	141
	Changing technology: how to keep up	143
	Accreditation of online degree programs	152
	Future trends	154
	References	159
	Index	163

Editorial Reviews

'Sound guidance on how to plan for online delivery and student support, taking account of issues such as language and cultural differences, student motivation, and the need to accommodate different styles and strategies of learning.' - Educational Review

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