The Tools for Successful Online Teaching
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159140956X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lisa Dawley, Ph.D., is the CEO and founder of RiverWithin Inc., an interactive information and resources center for online educators. Dawley is also a professor at Boise State University, USA, and has her Ph.D. in education from the University of California ? Santa Barbara, USA. . RiverWithin provides information, community, resources and materials to online educators
"Pretty Helpful" according to Mike. I ordered a number of books related to online teaching for two classes that I took about distance learning. And this text was the most helpful of the lot.. "Valuable resource" according to Cynthia Bowers. Lisa Dawley's book The Tools for Successful Online Teaching is a valuable resource for online instructors, especially those new to teaching online. I don't usually describe textbooks as enjoyable, but this one was truly enjoyable. Her suggestions, experience, and recommendations were not only beneficial for one of my educational technology graduate classes, I integrated many of her technology and teaching ideas for an online class I currently teach. Students who are required to buy this text for an educational technology or instructional design class won'. Excellent resource for online teaching Todd Sanders i found this book to be an excellent research reference for online teaching. It provides solutions that the author has personally used and integrated into her teaching methodology.
Tools for Successful Online Teaching introduces teachers to the tools of the learning management system (LMS), or the online learning environment. Multiple examples of objectives and activities are provided to instill a deep understanding, and the reader will gain a long-term ability to create a unique curriculum.. These tools, including chat, threaded discussion, e-mail, surveys, exam builders, and more, are explored to show the strengths and weaknesses of each tool. However, the unprecedented explosion of online learning courses has resulted in increased demands for online teachers, and regular classroom teachers are often asked to teach in an online environment. Online education continues to grow exponentially, and the majority of universities now offer online courses
From the Author I've had the privilege to teach online for over 9 years now. Please don't hesitate to let me know this text works for you. These are lesson plans from my own online classes--I'm sharing with you the best of what I have to offer. This book takes an in-depth look at some of the most commonly used tools in today's online classroom, whether you teach in an LMS (such as Blackboard or WebCT), or not. I hope you'll find it useful, educational, and inspiring! As my skills as an online teacher have developed, I firmly believe I am doing some of the best teaching of my life, and my students love their courses. Besides discussing strengths and weaknesses, and strategies for successful use, each chapter provides sample integration activities according to Bloom's taxonomy, as well as a s