Jump-start your online classroom : mastering five challenges in five days / David S. Stein, Ph.D. and Constance E. Wanstreet, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, David S., author.

Wanstreet, Constance E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web-based instruction.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Internet in higher education.

College teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Every year, more online or technology-enhanced learning experiences are added to the landscape of education, and the number of students taking online courses on residential campuses continues to grow. In addition, new instructional tools are creating environments that are mobile, interactive, and collaborative. These trends present challenges to the online classroom, and this book will help instructors meet those challenges. Jump-Start Your Online Classroom prepares a first-time online instructor to successfully manage the first few weeks of a course, including activities to help instructors plan, manage, and facilitate online instruction; and provides resources helpful during the beginning weeks of class. Each chapter is developed around the immediate challenges instructors face when teaching online. The authors address everyday problems and suggest solutions informed by their extensive research and experience. The five challenges, which are designed to be addressed in five days, are to: - Make the transition to online teaching - Build online spaces for learning - Prepare students for online learning - Manage and facilitating the online classroom - Assess learner outcomes in an online classroom The book is based on the authors' design and facilitation model that identifies five elements comprising an online learning environment: digital tools, participants, social practices, learning community, and outcomes. The book shows how each of those aspects influences instructional practices and interacts to create an environment for a meaningful online educational experience.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1 The Online Environment

First Challenge: Making the Transition to Online Teaching

2 Are You Ready to Teach Online?

3 Addressing Concerns about Teaching Online

4 Thinking and Acting like an Online Instructor

Second Challenge: Building Online Spaces for Learning

5 Building Spaces and Places for Learning

Third Challenge: Preparing Students for Online Learning

6 Preparing Your Students for Online Learning

Fourth Challenge: Managing and Facilitating the Online Classroom

7 Managing and Facilitating the Online Classroom

Fifth Challenge: Assessing Learner Outcomes

8 Assessing Learning in the Online Classroom

9 Reflecting on Your Experience

10 Challenge for the Future Building Knowledge

Appendices

Appendix A Beginning Online Instructor Competencies Questionnaire

Appendix B Attitude Toward Online Teaching Questionnaire

Appendix C Communication Plan Template

Appendix D Communication Plan Checklist

Appendix E Time Management Plan Checklist

Appendix F Technology Tools

Appendix G Sample Welcome and Expectations Messages

Appendix H How to Develop a Scavenger Hunt

Appendix I Tool Kit for Online Instructors

References

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-344550-0

1-000-97300-X

1-003-44550-0

1-62036-582-0

9781003445500

OCLC:

993623979