Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction

by Conrad, Rita-Marie
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ISBN: 9781118018194
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Overview

Engaging the Online Learner

This updated edition includes an innovative framework--the Phases of Engagement--that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the Online Learner offers the tools and information needed to:

  • Convert classroom activities to an online environment
  • Assess the learning that occurs as a result of collaborative activities
  • Phase in activities that promote engagement among online learners
  • Build peer interaction through peer partnerships and team activities
  • Create authentic activities and implement games and simulations

Praise for Engaging the Online Learner

"The Phases of Engagement framework provides a road map for creating community at each phase of an online course. This book is an invaluable guide to innovative practices for online learning."
-Judith V. Boettcher, coauthor of The Online Teaching Survival Guide

"Engagement is the heart of online learning. The authors have developed an encyclopedia of tried-and-true learner engagement activities that are authentic and ready to use."
-Donald P. Ely, professor emeritus, instructional design, development and evaluation in the School of Education, Syracuse University

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Conrad, Rita-Marie
  • ISBN: 9781118018194
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 160
  • Publication Year: 2011

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