| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series |
| Contents |
Part I. The learning community in online learning : When teaching and learning leave the classroom : Online issues and concerns ; Students online ; Making the transition and establishing presence ; The search for knowledge and meaning in the online classroom ; Putting the pieces together ; New approaches, new skills ; Implications -- Recontextualizing community : The importance of community ; Community online ; The element of social presence ; Coalescence and belonging online ; Recontextualizing community ; Community in the virtual classroom ; Participation and desired outcomes in the online classroom -- The human side of online learning : The need for human contact ; Connectedness and coalescence ; Shared responsibility, rules, and norms ; Roles and participation ; Shadow issues: The issues we simply don't want to face ; Other psychological issues ; Ritual as the psychological expression of community ; Spiritual issues ; Culture and language issues ; Vulnerability, ethics, and privacy ; Final thoughts -- Practical considerations in online learning : About time ; Group size ; Cost and other administrative issues ; Online security -- Managing the relationship to technology : The relationship of person to machine ; Technology as a facilitative tool ; Excuse us, we are now experiencing technical difficulties -- Moving teaching and learning online : Effective teaching and learning in the online classroom ; Roles and functions of the instructor in the online classroom ; The role of the learner in the learning process ; The hybrid course and online community ; Moving to specifics |
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Part II. Teaching and learning in the virtual learning community : Building foundations : Creating an effective course design ; Constructing the online course site ; If you build it, will they come? ; Final thoughts ; Guiding questions to assist in building an effective course syllabus ; Evaluating an effective online course -- Promoting collaborative learning : Formulating a shared goal for learning ; Problems, interests, and experiences as springboards for learning ; Dialogue as inquiry ; Encouraging expansive questioning ; Sharing responsibility for facilitation ; Promoting feedback ; Intergroup and other forms of collaboration ; Final thoughts ; Guiding questions to promote collaborative learning -- Transformative learning : The process of transformative learning in the online classroom ; Learning about learning through the use of technology ; Creating opportunities to encourage reflection on the differences ; Learning about technology by using it ; Encouraging questions and comments about the technology ; Self-reflection ; Final thoughts: we are the experts when it comes to our own learning ; Guiding questions to promote transformative learning -- Student assessment and course evaluation : Assessment and evaluation basics ; Student performance ; Course evaluation ; Program evaluation ; Final thoughts ; Questions to consider in student, course, and program evaluation -- Lessons learned and a look ahead ; The six essential elements ; The essence of online learning: community ; Unresolved issues and unanswered questions ; Lessons learned and a look to the future ; Extending community beyond the classroom ; Implications for instructor training -- Appendix A. Examples of course syllabi -- Appendix B. Glossary of terms used in online learning -- Appendix C. Internet resources for distance education |
| Notes |
Prev. ed.: Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace. c1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Distance education -- United States
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College teaching -- United States -- Data processing
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Computer-assisted instruction -- United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pratt, Keith, 1947-
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Palloff, Rena M., 1950-
Building learning communities in cyberspace
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780787997489 (electronic bk.) |
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078799748X (electronic bk.) |
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