Lessons from the Virtual Classroom The Realities of Online Teaching

by Palloff, Rena M.; Pratt, Keith

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2nd

ISBN13:

9781118123737

ISBN10:

1118123735

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

6/24/2013

Publisher(s):

Jossey-Bass

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Summary

Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, the most trusted online teaching experts, have completely updated and revised this classic to reflect changes in technology and advances in online teaching made in the last decade, in order to meet today’s online learning challenges. The book continues to offer helpful suggestions for dealing with such critical issues as evaluating effective tools, working with online classroom dynamics, addressing the special needs of online students, making the transition to online teaching, and promoting the development of the learning community. Filled with numerous examples from actual online courses and insights from teachers and students, new topics include the open source movement, Web 2.0, Google groups, and topics for the K–12 sector.

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Preface to the Second Edition: The Face of Online Learning Today

The Authors

Acknowledgments

Part One: Rethinking Education for an Online World

1 Online Learning in the Twenty-First Century

2 The Art of Online Teaching

3 Administrative Issues and Concerns

4 The Tools of Online Teaching

Part Two: Teaching and Learning Online

5 Transforming Courses for the Online Classroom

6 Teaching Courses Developed by Others

7 Working with the Virtual Student

8 Online Classroom Dynamics

9 Lessons Learned in the Virtual Classroom

Appendix A: Sample Training for Faculty

Appendix B: Additional Resources

References