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Written by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of
online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher
education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective
online assessment. It offers guidance for designing and
implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course
activities to measure student learning. The book is filled with
illustrative case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life
application of concepts, and collaborative activities that assess
the quality of student learning rather than relying on the
traditional methods of measuring the amount of information
retained.
Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, the most trusted online teaching
experts, have completely updated and revised this classic to
reflect changes in technology and advances in online teaching made
in the last decade, in order to meet today's online learning
challenges. The book continues to offer helpful suggestions for
dealing with such critical issues as evaluating effective tools,
working with online classroom dynamics, addressing the special
needs of online students, making the transition to online teaching,
and promoting the development of the learning community. Filled
with numerous examples from actual online courses and insights from
teachers and students, new topics include the open source movement,
Web 2.0, Google groups, and topics for the K-12 sector.
The Virtual Student is an essential resource for online educators working with students in higher education and training settings. The authors offer an overview of the key issues of student online learning and provide a practical guide to working with online students. The book covers a broad range of topics including learning styles, multicultural issues, evaluation, retention, and the challenging problems of plagiarism and cheating.
The hiring, training, and evaluation of good online instructors are
high priorities for online institutions, and increasingly, all
colleges and universities. This book shows what it takes to develop
a new instructor in order to promote excellent online teaching,
describes the qualities of a good online instructor, and reveals
how to evaluate online teaching. In addition, it includes
illustrative models of faculty training for online teaching based
on adult learning principles and best practices in faculty training
and identifies how technology can be used to facilitate and enhance
the training process. "The Excellent Online Instructor" is perfect
for faculty developers, instructional designers, program directors,
and other administrators tasked with developing new instructors or
training experienced faculty for the online environment.
Building Online Learning Communities further explores the
development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense
of community and empower students to take charge of their learning
to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second
edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt
and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most
current information on effective online course development and
delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with
illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide
variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven
strategies for handling challenges that include: * Engaging
students in the formation of an online learning community.*
Establishing a sense of presence online.* Maximizing
participation.* Developing effective courses that include
collaboration and reflection.* Assessing student performance.
Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this
revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in
faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive
personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena
M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers
through the steps of online course design and delivery.
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