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OverviewDown-to-earth advice for busy teachers on using technology to save time and improve instruction. Computers can help teachers accomplish many of their tasks more efficiently and effectively, but how can a time-strapped teacher determine which pieces of technology are likely to be most helpful? This easy-to-read book offers useful guidance for real-world situations. Organized around specific instructional goals (improving student writing, promoting collaborative learning) and commonly encountered tasks (communicating with students between class, distributing course materials), the book shows teachers at all instructional levels when and how technology can help them meet everyday challenges. Written in an anecdotal, non-technical style, the book and its accompanying CD-ROM cover how to use technology to:communicate with students distribute course materials promote collaborative learning learn through experience clarify course objectives improve student writing develop student research skills use assessment and feedback collect course materials identify plagiarism and more Teachers looking for tools to help them work better and more quickly will welcome this invaluable guide to the technology that will expedite their search. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Clyde , Andrew DeloheryPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780300103946ISBN 10: 0300103948 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 11 May 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a practical manual that can give traditional instructors in all disciplines 43 specific ways to perform course tasks more effectively with the technology that is currently available. The directions are clear and sequential. Frank Christ, professor emeritus at California State University, Long Beach, and visiting scholar at the University of Arizona -- Frank Christ This is a practical manual that can give traditional instructors in all disciplines 43 specific ways to perform course tasks more effectively with the technology that is currently available. The directions are clear and sequential. --Frank Christ, professor emeritus at California State University, Long Beach, and visiting scholar at the University of Arizona<br> <br>--Frank Christ I know of no other book that approaches this subject this way. The idea of having a reference work that is organized by routine instructional needs and cross-referenced with technological interventions is unique. -Ed Klonoski, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium This is a practical manual that can give traditional instructors in all disciplines 43 specific ways to perform course tasks more effectively with the technology that is currently available. The directions are clear and sequential. -Frank Christ, professor emeritus, California State University, Long Beach, and visiting scholar, University of Arizona I know of no other book that approaches this subject this way. The idea of having a reference work that is organized by routine instructional needs and cross-referenced with technological interventions is unique. -Ed Klonoski, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium -- Ed Klonoski This is a practical manual that can give traditional instructors in all disciplines 43 specific ways to perform course tasks more effectively with the technology that is currently available. The directions are clear and sequential. -Frank Christ, professor emeritus at California State University, Long Beach, and visiting scholar at the University of Arizona -- Frank Christ Author InformationWilliam C. Clyde teaches finance and is dean of academic technology, and Andrew W. Delohery teaches English composition and is director of The Learning Center. Both are at Quinnipiac University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |