You CAN Teach Online! The McGraw Hill Guide to Building Creative Learning Environments

by Moore, Gary S.; Winograd, Kathryn; Lange, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780072455175
• ISBN10: 0072455179
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

You CAN Teach Online! is a web-enhanced text provides easy-to-follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are displayed to illustrate the very latest in educational technology. With this information, readers will learn to have the confidence to translate their traditional classroom materials to an online environment.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1. INTRODUCTIONLesson 1. What Is Online Learning?1.1 Interaction is the Core1.2 Growing is a Giant1.3 The Future is ComingLesson 2. What Are The Advantages Of Online Learning?2.1 The Anywhere/Anytime Phenomenon and the Changing Face of Students --The Non-Traditional Student --Knowledge Workers --The Life-Long Learner --The Homebound Student2.2 Extending Learning Opportunities --Communication Outside the Classroom Wall --The World as a Classroom2.3 Creation of Collaborative Learning Environments --Avoiding the Walls of Gender and Race2.4 Increasing Student Responsibility and Interaction 2.5 Interactivity with ContentLesson 3. What Are The Issues Of Online Learning?3.1 Lack of Quantitative, Longitudinal Research3.2 I Have to Translate This?3.3 Intellectual Property Rights and Course Ownership3.4 Accessibility/Feasibility of Online Education3.5 Student Retention3.6 Technology vs. TeachingLesson 4. What's In This Book For Me?4.1 Practical Step-by-Step Instructions4.2 Learning ObjectivesUNIT 2. DEVELOPMENT--GETTING STARTEDLesson 5. What Is The Online Environment?5.1 The Beginning --The Computer-What's a MHz? --What's Inside? --Making a Connection --Make a Decision(What to Buy?) --Skills You Should Have to Start --Software You Might Want5.2 What Is The Internet? --How the Internet Started --Connecting to the Internet --What Will You Need to Connect to the Internet? * Modem * Cable Modem * The LAN5.3 The Wide World Web(WWW) --The Language of the Web --Browsers --Search Engines and PortalsLesson 6. What Are The Tools Of The Trade?6.1 Useful Tools for Adding Zip to Websites --Images(still and animated) --Audio --Video6.2 Interactive Tools --Email --Transferring Files --Chatrooms --Threaded Discussions --Mailing Lists(ListServ) --WhiteboardsLesson 7. What Are Online Course Delivery Platforms?7.1 Introduction7.2 Comparisons of Course Delivery Platforms7.3 Examples of Course Delivery Platforms --WebCT --ECollege --Prometheus --Blackboard --PageOut7.4 Sharing and Compatibility --SCORM --IMSLesson 8. Will My Teaching Style Translate to the Online Classroom?8.1 Stand and Deliver --Lectures --Tips for Creating the Online Text Lecture --Using Multiple Learning Materials(Video, Audio Slides, Guest Speakers, Exams) --Tips for Video Online --Midterms and Exams(Objective Quantitative Assessments)8.2 Workshop-Based Instruction --Group Discussion --Peer Critiques --Collaborative Projects8.3 Lab-Based Instruction --Hands-On Experiments8.4 Self-Paced Tutorial8.5 Interdisciplinary Team Teaching8.6 Where Are "You" In The Course? --Mini Lectures --Video and Audio Intros, Photo Instructions --Modeling --Adding the Individual "Fun"Lesson 9. Translating Content To Online9.1 Introduction --Effective Content Presentation --Assessing Your Students --Instructor Interaction9.2 What Is Instructional Design? --Determining the Needs of Your Students and Your Goals for the Course --Planning How You Will Present and Teach Your Course --Assessing Your Students and the Effectiveness of Your Course9.3 What Are The Practicalities Of Good Web Page Design? --Identifying Needs --Scrolling --Clicks --Screen Readability --Navigation --Visual Design --Tips for Web Page Design in the Online Class9.4 What Are The Best Online Course Design Practices --Content Chunking --Redundancy --Interaction --Content Interactivity --Multimodal Learning --Instructional Multimedia --Portfolio Assessment9.5 Translating Your Content Online --The Online Syllabus --Course Policies and Procedures --Cyberspace and Writing * Netiquette * Emoticons --Content for the Unit/Week/Project Module * Your Design Process * Uniformity of Sections --Beginnings and Endings * Beginnings * Endings --You --A General Template for Designing Your Sections9.6 Intellectual Property Rights And Copyright Law --Intellectual Property Rights --Copyright Law and Fair UseLesson 10. The Mechanics Of Putting Your Materials Online10.1 Getting Help --IT Personal --Library Science Personnel --Faculty Cohorts --Instructional Designers --Videos and CDs10.2 Doing it Yourself --Text(Lectures and Notes) --Graphs and Charts --Figures(Images) --Audio --Films-Electronic Archives, Digitizing Animations for the Web10.3 Prepared Course Materials from Publishers --Pearson-Prentice Hall --McGraw-Hill --Houghton-Mifflin --Cogito10.4 Are You Ready? --Some General Checks --Other Considerations --Last WordsUNIT 3. IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATIONLesson 11. Conducting The Class11.1 Introduction --Good Practice in the Classroom * Prompt Feedback * Detailed Instructions * Prerequisites * Conclusion --Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever11.2 The Online Class vs. The Web-Enhanced Class --Clicks in the Bricks --Managing Information Outside the Traditional Classroom --Creating Instructor Packs --Online Communication Beyond the Traditional Classroom Wall --Teaching in the Bricks with Clicks --The Internet and the Arts: Classroom Style(A Case Study)11.3 Teaching The Online Class --Facilitation and the Adult Learner * What is Adult Learning? * What is Facilitation? * What is Problem-Based Learning? * What is the Case Study Method of Teaching? --Teaching with Threads * The Pros of Threaded Discussion * The Cons of Threaded Discussion * Managing(Facilitating)the Threaded Discussion * Provision of Guidelines for Students on Preparing Acceptable Responses * The Instructor as a Facilitator in the Threaded Discussion * Creating Small Group Workshops on the Threads * Conclusion --Facilitating Chatrooms * Experiences --Tips for Online Teaching Practices * First Day Tips * Grading Papers Online * Dealing with Technology Failures * Teaching Large Classes Online11.3 Real-Life Stories About Teaching Online --A Core Course in Environmental Health --Cyberspace and a Piece of the Soul: Teaching Poetry Online --Teaching Computer Science in the Synchronous Online Classroom --Teaching Spanish OnlineLesson 12 Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Your Course12.1 What Makes an Online Course Effective? --Introduction --Benchmarks --Technology Standards12.2 Creating Evaluation Strategies --Course Evaluation: Portfolio Assessment and the Self Reflective Essay --Learning Outcomes Assessment: Pre-Testing and Post-testing12.3 Accreditation and Best PracticesGLOSSARYINDEX