AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE GIVE EDUCATORS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO CREATE ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS Thursday, Aug 19 2010
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August 20, 2010 (New York, NY) —Wikis, blogs, social bookmarking, social networking services, and virtual worlds have opened up infinite worlds for teaching. Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education: A Planning Guide, to be released in North America by Neal-Schuman Publishers on October 5, 2010, will provide educators with the understanding they need to approach and implement online learning opportunities for their students.
Robyn Benson and Charlotte Brack have used their extensive knowledge of educational design and e-learning to create a practical guide to help readers construct their own online teaching curricula. Chapter 1 addresses how students learn and what constitutes good teaching, enabling readers to use this research in setting their teaching objectives. Chapter 2 introduces the technology options that are available to educators and how they will help readers implement online learning development. In chapter 3, the authors discuss how to achieve teaching objectives, through activities, resources, support, and feedback. This chapter also addresses issues that may emerge in online teaching. Chapter 4 covers the opportunities and challenges in assessment. Chapter 5 explores the concepts behind evaluation and how to integrate it into a teaching design. The authors offer tips on implementing evaluation in the online environment, a review of the various methods involved, and recommendations on determining the best evaluation for a particular teaching design. Chapter 6 summarizes the lessons and advises readers on how to accommodate new technologies into a thriving academic atmosphere. The book includes numerous examples, figures, and tables, as well as a planning guide.
Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education: A Planning Guide is an essential book for educators, technology professionals, and anyone interested in successful approaches to online learning.
Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education: A Planning Guide
Chandos Publishing
ISBN 978-1-84334-577-0.
2010. 6 x 9. 204 pp. $99.95
About the Authors
Robyn Benson is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Design and e-Learning at Monash University, Australia. She has worked in educational design, development, and research for more than twenty years.
Charlotte Brack is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Design and e-Learning at Monash University. She has worked on innovations in learning and teaching across many disciplines at Monash.
About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Chandos Publishing
Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since June 2009, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Chandos Publishing, a division of Woodhead Publishing Limited. Chandos books are a leading, highly practical source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.
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