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Author:   Carla Meskill ,  Natasha Anthony
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9781788922012

ISBN 10:   1788922018
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   20 November 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1. Teaching Online: A Conversational Approach    Chapter 2. Saturating and Modeling in Online Teaching Chapter 3. Corralling Student Learning in Online Teaching Chapter 4. Orchestrating Interactions and Scaffolding Synthetic Thinking Chapter 5. Providing Feedback in Online Teaching Chapter 6. Elements of Effective Online Instructional Conversations Chapter 7. Future Directions for Online Teaching and Learning

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Providing a much-needed framework for a conversation-based approach to teaching and learning, this book is a resource-filled guide emphasizing the use of information and communication technology to promote sound learning. Embedded in the strategies is encouragement for communication, reflection, and growth. The content and techniques contained in Teaching Children Online are elements all teachers and instructional designers need in their tool box. * Zane Berge, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA *

This book provides novice and seasoned online teachers with a detailed view of the opportunities for excellence in online teaching and learning. It identifies the importance of moving beyond online interaction to online instructional conversations, leading to both knowledge/skill advancement and individual learner development. * Martha Cleveland-Innes, Athabasca University, Canada; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden * Providing a much-needed framework for a conversation-based approach to teaching and learning, this book is a resource-filled guide emphasizing the use of information and communication technology to promote sound learning. Embedded in the strategies is encouragement for communication, reflection, and growth. The content and techniques contained in Teaching Children Online are elements all teachers and instructional designers need in their tool box. * Zane Berge, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA *

Author Information

Carla Meskill is Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research and teaching explore new forms of technology use in language education and professional development as well as the influences of new technologies on evolving language and literacy practices. With Natasha Anthony she is the author of Teaching Languages Online (Multilingual Matters, 2015), which is now in its 2nd edition. Natasha Anthony is Director of the International Language Laboratory and Associate Professor of Russian at Hudson Valley Community College in New York. She designs and teaches online Russian courses as well as online graduate courses in Education. Her research focuses on Computer Assisted Language Learning and, more specifically, on the use of synchronous and asynchronous oral components in online language courses.

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