Building online learning communities : effective strategies for the virtual classroom

Palloff, Rena M. 1950- (Author). Pratt, Keith, 1947- (Added Author). Palloff, Rena M. 1950- Building learning communities in cyberspace. (Added Author).

Summary: "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." "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."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780787988258
ISBN: 0787988251
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Prev. ed.: Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace. c1999.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.