Online Teaching Guide, The: A Handbook of Attitudes, Strategies, and Techniques for the Virtual Classroom

by White, Ken W.; Weight, Bob H.

• ISBN13: 9780205295319
• ISBN10: 0205295312
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

B> For anyone preparing to teach online,The Online Teaching Guide is a one-of-a-kind resource for developing and implementing a successful online course. From the basics of online teaching to techniques, tools, and methods for effective online communication, The Online Teaching Guide addresses the breadth of conceptual and practical issues related to the online classroom. In each chapter,The Online Teaching Guide 's contributing authors -- faculty members at the University of Phoenix Online Campus -- offer a wealth of useful strategies to sharpen your instructional skills. Each author focuses on the interpersonal aspect of online teaching and learning, providing a deep understanding of various instructional methods and techniques. Learn how to keep a classroom interpersonal, how to communicate effectively with students, how to facilitate groups and discussions, and how to give and get feedback in the online class, helping to overcome the challenges that confront all online instructors. By increasing understanding of how to use technology as a dynamic teaching tool, readers will achieve success in the online classroom, enhancing their teaching experience, and students' learning experience, in the fast-changing world of online communication. This book is intended as a practical introduction for instructors, beginning or otherwise, who want useful ideas and techniques that will help them teach more effectively in the online classroom.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
About the Authors and Contributors	xi
Face to Face in the Online Classroom: Keeping It Interpersonal and Human	1	(12)
Ken White
Taming the Lions and Tigers and Bears: The Write Way to Communicate Online	13	(11)
Chad Lewis
Talking the Talk: Humor and Other Forms of Online Communication	24	(13)
Arlene Hiss
The Story of One Learner: A Student's Perspective on Online Teaching	37	(8)
Lorraine Priest
Reshaping Teaching and Learning: The Role of Liberal Arts in Online Education	45	(12)
Bill Pepicello
Elizabeth Tice
The Elements of Effective Online Teaching: Overcoming the Barriers to Success	57	(16)
Anita Bischoff
Managing Time: Developing Effective Online Organization	73	(10)
Marilyn Simon
Cooking Up a Successful Class: Adapting Courses for the Online World	83	(12)
Shelia Porter
Getting Ready: The Syllabus and Other Online Indispensables	95	(17)
Marilyn Fullmer-Umari
Online Facilitation: Individual and Group Possibilities	112	(12)
Patricia Addesso
Keeping It Fun and Relevant: Using Active Online Learning	124	(18)
Al Badger
Dealing with Challenging Situations: Communicating through Online Conflict	142	(13)
Ken White
One Day Left to Live: Teaching the Online Quantitative Course	155	(12)
Jim Farrar
Making Sense of It All: Giving and Getting Online Course Feedback	167	(22)
Fred Schwartz
Ken White
Epilogue: The Human Promise	183	(6)
Bob Weight
Terri Bishop
Index	189