Continuing to Engage the Online Learner Contributing to both the theoretical and practical literature, Continuing to Engage the Online Learner expands on the work of Conrad and Donaldson's bestselling Engaging the Online Learner. This next-step resource introduces a new phase to their proven model, the Phases of Engagement, and addresses a wide range of online and hybrid learning environments, technology tools, and communication styles. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides an introduction to the theory of engaged learning and its design, assessment, and management in online and blended…mehr
Continuing to Engage the Online Learner Contributing to both the theoretical and practical literature, Continuing to Engage the Online Learner expands on the work of Conrad and Donaldson's bestselling Engaging the Online Learner. This next-step resource introduces a new phase to their proven model, the Phases of Engagement, and addresses a wide range of online and hybrid learning environments, technology tools, and communication styles. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides an introduction to the theory of engaged learning and its design, assessment, and management in online and blended learning environments and describes the types of activities that motivate the online learner in each phase of engagement. This down-to-earth resource also includes 50 new and illustrative activities paired with each phase of engagement. In Continuing to Engage the Online Learner Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson provide relevant and theoretically-sound information to enhance teaching and engage learners, offering a practical handbook for instructors. "Conrad and Donaldson have done it again! Not only have they presented a solid and useful discussion of the phases of engagement, they have brought the theory alive through the presentation of practical activities that would work well in any online or hybrid course." --Rena Palloff, faculty, Fielding Graduate University and author, The Excellent Online InstructorHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rita-Marie Conrad is the instructional strategist and technologist for the Institute for Educational Excellence at Duke University. She has been an online faculty member and consultant on the design of online courses for nearly two decades. A frequent presenter on the topic of online design and interaction, she is also coauthor of The Online Teaching Survival Guide published by Jossey-Bass. J. Ana Donaldson is an online educator and consultant and a contributing faculty member for Walden University in their online Ph.D. Educational Technology program. She consults on instructional design and program evaluation and has presented numerous workshops on using technology with engaged learning. Conrad and Donaldson are the authors of Engaging the Online Learner, the best-selling book in the Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning series.
Inhaltsangabe
Tables, Figure, and Exhibit vii
Preface ix
The Authors xiii
PART O N E : Revisiting Online Engagement 1
1. The State of Online Engagement 3
Foundations of Engagement 4
Engagement in Today's Online Learning Environment 6
Impact of Social Networking and Connectivism 7
Increasing Transformational Learning 8
The Twenty-First-Century Learner 9
The Engaged Educator 10
Instructor's Role and Philosophy 10
Creating a Sense of Presence 11
Mobile Technology 12
Summary 13
2. Evolution of the Phases of Engagement 14
Phase 1: Connect 15
Phase 2: Communicate 17
Phase 3: Collaborate 18
Phase 4: Co-Facilitate 19
Phase 5: Continue 20
Appropriate Activities 20
Summary 22
3. Implementing the Phases of Engagement 24
Online or Blended? 25
Engaging Large Classes 26
Managing Engagement 28
Timely Communication 29
Instructor Time Management 31
Changing Course 32
Online Educator's "Bill of Rights" 33
Dealing with Diffi cult Students 34
Summary 34
4. Assessing Online Engaged Learning 36
Developing a Written Assessment for Online Engaged Learning37
Developing a Performance Assessment for Online Engaged Learning38