Overview

Finding Your Online Voice offers a thought-provoking discussion of innovative approaches to technology-based distance education. Editor J. Michael Spector focuses on how highly experienced teachers conceptualize and organize online classes. Best practices and guidelines for effective online teaching as well as a set of instructor skills specific to online learning environments are featured in the volume. Distinguished researchers recount stories from a richly detailed, personal viewpoint on topics such as: *teaching orientations and philosophies; *approaches to learning and instruction; *orientation to and uses of technology; *models and methods of technology-based teaching; and *reflections and self-assessments. This work is appropriate for professors, students, and professional practitioners working in the areas of distance education and educational technology. It is intended as a primary resource in courses on technology integration.

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Author:   J. Michael Spector
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780805862287

ISBN 10:   0805862285
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   22 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: D.P. Ely, Foreword. J.M. Spector, Preface. J.M. Spector, Competencies for Online Teachers. B. Collis, J. Moonen, The Contributing Student: Philosophy, Technology, and Strategy. J. Visser, Online Learning for Better or for Worse? A Reflective View. S. Naidu, M. Menon, C. Gunawardena, D. Lekamge, S. Karaunanayaka, How Scenario-Based Learning Can Engender Reflective Practice in Distance Education. Z. Berge, Motivate and Manage: Key Activities of Online Instructors. D.K. LaPointe, Pursuing Interaction. L. Visser, Online Teaching Experiences in Higher Education: Obstacles and Opportunities. B. Grabowski, How Does a Teacher Minimize Cost and Maximize Benefits of Online Interactions? W. Savenye, Interaction: The Power and Promise of Active Online Learning. R. Sims, B. Bovard, Using Elaborations of Online Presence to Foster Critical Thinking and Reflection. V.P. Dennen, A Chorus of Online Voices: Reflections on the Future of Online Instruction.

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<p> Giving practical advice, researched knowledge, and firsthand experience to the online educator, Finding your online voice shows how the teacher-student, one-on-one relationship can be fostered and maintained, even when connected only by keyboards that are many miles apart. Nancy Berger, Technical Communication, Volume 55, Number 4, November 2008

Giving practical advice, researched knowledge, and firsthand experience to the online educator, Finding your online voice shows how the teacher-student, one-on-one relationship can be fostered and maintained, even when connected only by keyboards that are many miles apart. - Nancy Berger, Technical Communication, Volume 55, Number 4, November 2008

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