The Online Educator: A Guide to Creating the Virtual Classroom

by McVay Lynch; Maggie

• ISBN13: 9780415263696
• ISBN10: 0415263697
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-29
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Marguerita McVay Lynch's career in education spans more than 25 years. Dr. Lynch is currently a faculty member in Educational Instruction and Research at Portland State University, in Portland, Oregon

Table of Contents

List of tables	x
List of illustrations	xi
List of abbreviations	xii
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(4)
Planning for online course/curriculum delivery	5	(22)
Access	6	(5)
Retention	11	(2)
Isolation	13	(3)
Learning style adaptation	16	(1)
Generalization of mental models	17	(2)
Motivation	19	(2)
Time management	21	(2)
Academic integrity	23	(4)
Assessing student needs and subsequent system requirements	27	(23)
Typical student population characteristics	27	(6)
Planning and designing your Web-based access and interface based on student needs	33	(15)
Selecting or creating a course management system	48	(2)
Building support systems	50	(15)
Course registration	50	(1)
Grades and transcript transmittal	51	(1)
Help Desk	52	(2)
Research	54	(4)
Advising	58	(1)
Tutoring	59	(1)
Textbook distribution	60	(1)
Marketing	61	(1)
Alumni associations	62	(3)
Developing faculty: the changed role of online instructors	65	(13)
Difficult transitions from classroom teaching to online facilitation	66	(1)
Facilitator-s and mentors	67	(1)
Fostering a sense of community	68	(1)
Transformative communications	69	(3)
The love-hate relationship of faculty with online instruction	72	(1)
Faculty development issues	72	(2)
Faculty mentoring	74	(1)
Online teacher communities	74	(4)
Designing courses and curriculum	78	(23)
Web page design basics for the uninitiated	81	(1)
Web page design	82	(5)
Using interaction to enhance learning	87	(6)
Materials that support Web-based courses	93	(1)
Instructional strategies	94	(1)
Feedback mechanisms	95	(4)
Maintaining quality	99	(2)
Selecting Web-based tools	101	(16)
Comparing tools	102	(1)
Information distribution	103	(3)
Communication tools	106	(5)
Student assessment tools	111	(2)
Class management tools	113	(1)
Selecting an integrated course management toot	114	(3)
Evaluating student mastery and program effectiveness	117	(20)
Evaluating student mastery	118	(12)
Program evaluation	130	(7)
Miscellaneous important details	137	(22)
Copyright and the Internet	137	(4)
Intellectual property policies and faculty issues	141	(2)
Changing technology: how to keep up	143	(9)
Accreditation of online degree programs	152	(2)
Future trends	154	(5)
References	159	(4)
Index	163