The complete step-by-step guide to designing and teaching online courses

Book

The complete step-by-step guide to designing and teaching online courses / Joan Thormann, Isa Kaftal Zimmerman ; foreword by Grant Wiggins.

Thormann, Joan, 1945- (Author). Zimmerman, Isa Kaftal. (Added Author).

Summary:

"In this valuable resource, experts share deep knowledge including practical 'how-to' and preventive trouble-shooting tips. Instructors will learn about course design and development, instructional methods for online teaching, and student engagement and community building techniques. The book contains successful teaching strategies, guidance for facilitating interactions and responding to diversity, and assessments, as well as future directions for online learning. With many field-tested examples and practice assignments, and with voices from students, teachers, and experts, this book arms instructors and administrators with the tools they need to teach effective and empowering online courses. This one-stop resource addresses all of the core elements of online teaching in terms that are universally applicable to any content area and at any instructional level."--Publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807753095
ISBN: 0807753092
Physical Description: ix, 214 pages ; 26 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Teachers College Press, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction; and how to use this book -- Course design and development -- Instructional methods, models, and strategies -- Assignment templates and examples -- Facilitation and building online community -- Evaluation and assessment in online teaching -- Teaching diverse students online -- Dealing with dilemmas -- Looking to, and at, the future; and conclusions.