Designing Effective Online Instruction A Handbook for Web-Based Courses

by Koontz, Franklin R.; Li, Hongqin; Compora, Daniel P.

• ISBN13: 9781578863860
• ISBN10: 1578863864
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-11
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Designing online courses requires a radical change in the way instruction is presented to students. However, there are no research-based models using a systems approach available for designing Web-based instruction. Designing Effective Online Instruction: A Handbook for Web-Based Courses introduces the Assist-Me model to fill this need. Assist-Me, based on a recent Delphi study, offers an instructional design procedure specifically intended for online courses. Data obtained from professional instructional designers were synthesized into a model that contains essential elements to the design process, and Koontz, Li, and Compora present a step-by-step procedure to effectively create online instruction. The Assist-Me model: Allows maximum flexibility when creating effective instruction, permitting the instructor to develop materials in order of preference; Eliminates the trial-and-error approach; Reduces the amount of design time once the model has been used; Increases student learning in a reasonable time. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Part 1 Theory and Research
Online Instructional Design: What Is It?	3	(16)
Learning Theory	19	(12)
Distance Learning Research Findings	31	(18)
Part 2 The ASSIST-Me Model for Web-Based Instruction
Step 1: Analyze Instruction, Settings, and Students	49	(21)
Step 2: State Performance Objectives for E-learning	70	(18)
Step 3: Select Instructional Materials, Organize Content, and Media	88	(19)
Step 4: Implement Instruction	107	(11)
Step 5: Solicit Student Response to Instruction	118	(21)
Step 6: Test, Evaluate, and Revise Instruction	139	(19)
Step 7: Maintenance of an Online Course	158	(13)
Appendix	171	(4)
About the Authors	175