Live Online Learning Strategies for the Web Conferencing Classroom

by Cornelius, Sarah; Gordon, Carole; Schyma, Jan

• ISBN13: 9781137328755
• ISBN10: 1137328754
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-05-21
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Equips new and experienced educators with the skills required to succeed in live online learning. Based on years of experience and research, the authors offer best practice guidelines and practical resources. A life saver for anyone wishing to develop creative, innovative teaching methods to provide great online experiences for their learners.

Author Biography

Sarah Cornelius is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She has over twenty years' experience in distance and online learning in higher and further education.

Carole Gordon is Emeritus Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen, UK. For the past ten years, her teaching has included facilitating distance and online learning and in particular the development of live online learning as part of the CPD requirement for staff teaching in further education colleges.

Jan Schyma is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She has experience of developing and delivering open learning courses and has written courses for commercial organisations, colleges, universities, the voluntary sector and the NHS.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Series Editor's Preface 
1. Be Inspired...
2. Getting Started
3. Welcoming Learners
4. Creating a Learning Space
5. Engaging Learners
6. Is Anybody There?
7. Learners Working Together
8. Assessment for Learning
9. Getting it Right
10. Creative and Inclusive Live Online Learning
Suggested Further Reading
References
Index