Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design

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Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning).

As the sixth volume of the Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning series, IConquering the Content/I provides a highly-practical blue-print for course development and content presentation for web-based courses. While providing guidance for incorporating learning theory into online courses, this book primarily furnishes online instructors with the practical templates, learning guides, and sample files to construct and manage their course content.

Unlike other books about onlinenbsp;instruction that cover theories of teaching and learning, instructional design, or evennbsp;graphic designnbsp;this book gives the “how to” of preparing an online course by focusing on content.nbsp;The muchnbsp;needednbsp;step-by-step guidance in this book willnbsp;result in fully formed courses wherenbsp;high-quality content is the central feature.

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The Online Learning Idea Book

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The Online Learning Idea Book, Volume 1: 95 Proven Ways to Enhance Technology-Based and Blended LearningThe Online Learning Idea Book, Volume 1: 95 Proven Ways to Enhance Technology-Based and Blended Learning.

“For those who think online learning can’t be truly interactive, Patti Shank and her colleagues clearly demonstrate–in hundreds of examples–that it can. The real lesson in The Online Learning Idea Book is that technology doesn’t build interactive learning; creative thinking and good, solid instructional design does. Using even a smidgen of the great ideas in this book will increase the learning effectiveness of any online program.”–Marc J. Rosenberg, consultant, and author of Beyond E-Learning.

“Patti Shank has collected great ideas about online learning and teaching from all over the globe. If you are an online instructor or instructional designer looking for new ways to involve and engage your learners, you’ll be inspired by this book!”–Terry Morris, associate professor, William Rainey Harper Colleges

Filled with techniques, tools, tips, examples, resources, and dozens of “great ideas,? this invaluable resource helps people who are looking to build online instructional materials — or improve existing materials — discover and implement what the best and brightest in industry and education are doing to make online learning more engaging and compelling. Increase your know-how in the following areas:

  • Look and Feel: how to increase ease-of-use
  • Graphics and Multimedia: how to make instructional graphics engaging and compelling
  • Activities: how to make instruction itself engaging and compelling
  • Tools: how to use a variety of online tools
  • Instructional Design: how to design better and faster.

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Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction

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Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning).

This is a revision of the first title in Jossey-Bass’ Online Teaching amp; Learning series. This series helps higher education professionals improve the practice of online teaching and learning by providing concise, practical resources focused on particular areas or issues they might confront in this new learning environment.

This revision includes updated activities and resources for instructors teaching online. Based on changes in technology and best practices learned from the field the revision provides new information for even seasoned online instructors.

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Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom

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Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom (Josse Bass Higher and Adult Education)Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom (Josse Bass Higher and Adult Education).

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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How to Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul: Build Your Own e-Learning Business

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How to Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul: Build Your Own e-Learning Business, Create Unique Content And Work From AnywhereHow to Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul: Build Your Own e-Learning Business, Create Unique Content And Work From Anywhere.

“The best book on How to build an online teaching business that I did not write.” – Kirsten Winkler, education consultantBRBRThe most important thing about this book is that Andre unflinchingly spells out the simplicity of teaching online, and strips bare the misconceptions surrounding bells, whistles, toys and technology. After reading this, you will no longer feel overwhelmed about teaching online, and you’ll avoid the many pitfalls of teachers like myself who dived into the online world without Andre as a guide. – Sylvia Guinan, edupreneurBRBR* * *BRBRHow To Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul is an unflinching look at the educational landscape of both present, past and future.BRBRBesides giving a detailed overview of education between over-reliance on technology and brick and mortar “knowledge factories”, this book is filled with simple and practical instructions to get anyone started making a living by teaching online and sharing their knowledge, passion and experience.BRBRFeatured within this book are a variety of essays on topics such as “Going Freelance or Working For an Online School”, “How To Attract Clients Without Paying for Advertising”, “Creating Your Own Learning Materials” and much more.BRBR* * *BRBRAndré Klein is the co-founder of the popular online learning school learnoutlive [dot] com where he regularly writes about online teaching and the many different ways in which technology is taking over our lives and how to use it without being used by it.

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