Preface |
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PART I Getting Started |
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1 Teaching Online: An Overview |
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The Range of Online Experiences: Two Hypothetical Cases |
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Western Philosophy, a Course Taught Entirely Online |
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Introduction to Physics, a "Blended" Course |
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Teaching Online: The Basics |
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Teaching a Course Entirely Online |
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What about Support Personnel and Training? |
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Do You Have to Be a Computer Expert? |
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What Can Teaching Online Do for You? |
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Heightened Awareness of Your Teaching |
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New Connections with the Wider World |
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2 Scouting the Territory: Exploring Your Institution's Resources |
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Questions to Ask About Your Institution's Resources |
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What Kind of Software, Hardware, and Operating System Is Available at Your Institution to Run Online Courses? |
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What Kind of Network Has Your Institution Set Up and What Is the Profile of Student Users? |
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What Kind of Computer Support Does Your Institution Provide? |
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What Kind of Instructor Training and Support is Available? |
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Different Resource and Readiness Levels: Three Typical Scenarios |
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The Low Readiness Scenario |
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The Mid-Range Readiness Scenario |
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The High Readiness Scenario |
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Adapting to Your Institution's Resource Level (and Perhaps Finding What You Need Elsewhere) |
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Low Institutional Readiness Solutions |
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Using Free Online Resources |
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PART II Putting the Course Together |
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3 Course Design and Development |
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Two Examples of Course Design and Development |
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A Speech Course Taught Entirely Online |
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A Blended Mechanical Engineering Course |
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Initial Steps in Course Design and Development |
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Course Goals and Learning Objectives |
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Rubrics and Guidelines for Online Course Design |
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Some Help in Getting Organized |
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Instructor-Generated Content and Presentation: Lectures and Commentary |
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Instructor Presentation: Simulations and Experiments |
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Discussion/Interaction/Communications |
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Group-Oriented Work and Student Presentation |
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Assessment Considerations |
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High-Stakes, Low-Stakes Testing |
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Choosing Textbooks, Coursepacks, and Software for Your Course |
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Redesign from Longer to Shorter |
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Redesign from Shorter to Longer |
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Some Final Tips on Course Development |
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4 Working with Others to Develop a Course |
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A Model of InstructorDesigner Collaboration |
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Advice for instructional Designers on Working with instructors |
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Advice for instructors Working within a Team Approach |
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How to Best Approach a Course You Did Not Develop but Are Asked to Teach? |
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Suggestions for Approaching the Teaching of a Highly Standardized Course |
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5 Creating an Effective Online Syllabus |
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Class Participation and Grading Criteria |
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Managing Student Expectations |
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Supplying Information More Than Once |
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Sample Syllabi: Online and Blended Course Versions |
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6 Building an Online Classroom |
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Dividing up and Organizing Your Material and Activities |
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Syllabus and Schedule Areas |
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Other Communication Tools |
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Internal Email, External Email |
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Instant Messaging and Texting |
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Chat, Whiteboard, and Other Collaborative Tools |
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Web Resource and Linking Pages |
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Student Progress Reports and Tracking |
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Other Course Areas and Features |
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Connecting to Social Networking Sites |
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Finding the Right Web 2.0 Tools and Keeping Informed |
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7 Student Activities in the Online Environment |
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Dividing Students into Groups |
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Supervision and Assessment of Groups |
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Role Playing and Simulations |
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Computer-Based Simulations and Animations |
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Summaries, Consensus Groups |
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The Experience-Based Practicum or Lab Assignment |
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Scenarios and Case Studies |
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Student Activities Involving Guest Speakers |
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The Challenges and Rewards of Cross-Cultural Courses |
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Using the Web as a Resource |
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Varieties of Useful Web Sites |
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Using the Web as a Resource: Two Examples |
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A Grading Rubric for Every Activity? |
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8 Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Open Educational Resources |
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Copyright and Fair Use in the United States |
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Is Anyone Really Watching? |
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Finding the Rightful Owner |
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What to Do If You Aren't Sure Whether You Need Permission |
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What about Links and Embedded Resources? |
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Intellectual Property in the United States |
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The Legal Status of Your Work |
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Practical Steps for Protecting Your Work |
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Checking for Unauthorized Use |
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Open Educational Resources (OER) |
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Special Issues Related to Free Web 2.0 Sites |
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Assuring Academic Integrity among Your Students |
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9 Creating Courseware and Using Web 2.0 Tools |
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Creating Text for Course Pages |
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Creating Web Pages in a Web Editor |
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The How and Why of Images |
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Sites and Tools for Video |
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Screen-Capture/Screen-Casting Video Software |
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Student-Generated Content |
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Using or Creating Multimedia: Why and When Is It Worth It? |
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When to Avoid Multimedia and Web 2.0 Tools |
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PART III Teaching in the Online Classroom |
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10 Preparing Students for Online Learning |
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Problems That Students Typically Encounter |
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Problems Related to Learning Style and Online Communication |
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Preparing Your Own Orientation Program |
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Elements of an Orientation |
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11 Classroom Management and Facilitation |
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Record Keeping and File Management |
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Electronic Files versus Hard Copy |
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Creating a Uniform Announcement Area |
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Setting Rules and Establishing a Protocol for All Communications |
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Encouraging Participation and Managing Your Workload |
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Group Strategies and Interactivity of Content |
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Finding a Balance between Student-Centered and Instructor-Centered Activities |
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Some General Guidelines for Student Participation |
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Asynchronous or Synchronous Discussion? |
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Tips for Fostering Asynchronous Discussion |
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Tips for Establishing Effective Instructor-Facilitated Synchronous Communication |
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The Shared Responsibility Model |
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The Division of Labor Model |
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The Primary-Secondary Model |
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12 Classroom Management: Special Issues |
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Managing Student Behavior Online |
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13 Teaching Web-Enhanced and Blended Classes |
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Tips for Teaching Web-Enhanced Courses |
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A Revised Approach to Lecturing |
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How to Post Your Lectures Online |
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Enlisting Technology in Your Favor |
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Using Online Quiz-making Tools |
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Providing Advice and Support |
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Counseling Students Online |
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Establishing Virtual Office Hours |
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Using the Web as a Student Presentation Medium |
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A Final Thought on Web Enhancement |
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Tips for Teaching Blended Courses |
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Preparing for the Blended Course |
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Design Issues for the Blended Course |
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Teaching the Blended Course |
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14 Taking Advantage of New Opportunities |
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What to Do after You've Read This Book |
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Focused Workshop Training |
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Learning from Your Own Experience |
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Where Do We Go from Here? |
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Networking with Others Involved in Online Education |
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The Educational Marketplace |
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Glossary |
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Guide to Resources |
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Index |
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