The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Learners
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The Virtual Student is an essential resource for online educators working with students in higher education and training settings. The authors offer an overview of the key issues of student online learning and provide a practical guide to working with online students. The book covers a broad range of topics including learning styles, multicultural issues, evaluation, retention, and the challenging problems of plagiarism and cheating.
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- Höfundur: Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt
- Útgáfudagur: 3/7/03
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781118592793
- Print ISBN: 9780787964740
- ISBN 10: 1118592794
Efnisyfirlit
- Front Matter
- Dedication
- PREFACE WHY FOCUS ON THE LEARNER?
- Pedagogy, Andragogy, or Heutagogy?
- Becoming Truly Learner-Focused
- Audience for the Book
- Online Learning Across Disciplines
- The Corporate Student
- Organization of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- PART ONE A PROFILE OF THE VIRTUAL STUDENT
- CHAPTER ONE WHO IS THE VIRTUAL STUDENT?
- Satisfaction With Online Learning
- A Portrait Of The Successful Virtual Student
- Does This Represent The Ideal?
- Addressing The Needs Of The Virtual Student
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 1.1. LEARNER-FOCUSED INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT ONLINE LEARNERS.
- CHAPTER ONE WHO IS THE VIRTUAL STUDENT?
- CHAPTER TWO THE STUDENT SIDE OF ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Defining The Online Learning Community
- The Role Of The Learner In Forming The Online Community
- Openness
- Flexibility and Humor
- Honesty
- Willingness to Take Responsibility for Community Formation
- Willingness to Work Collaboratively
- Maximizing Interaction
- Expressing Content Without Sacrificing Interaction
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 2.1. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY IN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
- Defining Learning Styles
- Addressing Different Learning Styles
- Offering Different Types of Activities
- One-Alone Activities.
- One-to-One Activities.
- One-to-Many Activities.
- Many-to-Many Activities.
- Matching and Mismatching Learning Styles
- Engaging Adult Learners Online
- Collaborating, Complementing, Integrating
- Offering Different Types of Activities
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 3.1. ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES.
- Cultural Issues
- Gender Issues
- Geographical Issues
- Issues Of Religion And Spirituality
- Issues Of Literacy And Disability
- The Digital Divide
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 4.1. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
- A Connection To The Institution: The Missing Link
- Technological Issues And Support
- Integrating Student Services Into Online Courses And Programs
- EXHIBIT 5.1. EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE.
- To Charge Or Not To Charge? That Is The Question!
- Developing Appropriate Policies
- Basic Writing Skills And Tutoring Services
- Quality Is The Key
- Dealing With The Needs Of The Neediest Students
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 5.1. NEEDS OF THE VIRTUAL STUDENT AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES.
- CHAPTER SIX DESIGNING A GOOD STUDENT ORIENTATION
- Before Getting Started
- Elements Of A Good Orientation
- Internet Basics
- Basic Computer Skills
- What Makes a Successful Online Learner
- Differences Between Face-to-Face and Online Courses
- Interactions Between Instructor and Students and Among Students
- How to Give Feedback to Other Students
- Appropriate Interaction and Communication
- How to Get Help
- Incorporating Orientation Into The Online Class
- EXHIBIT 6.1. SAMPLE WELCOME PAGE SHOWING COURSE ORIENTATION MATERIALS.
- Concluding Thoughts
- EXHIBIT 6.2. SAMPLE COURSE INFORMATION PAGE.
- EXHIBIT 6.3. SAMPLE CLASS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PAGE.
- EXHIBIT 6.4. SAMPLE COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS PAGE.
- EXHIBIT 6.5. SAMPLE PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES PAGE.
- TABLE 6.1. ADDRESSING THE ORIENTATION NEEDS OF THE VIRTUAL STUDENT.
- Basics Of Time Management
- Setting Goals
- Setting Priorities
- Not Important or Urgent
- FIGURE 7.1. PRIORITIZING TIME COMMITMENTS.
- Not Important but Urgent
- Important but Not Urgent
- Important and Urgent
- Not Important or Urgent
- Budgeting Time For Studying And Interacting Online
- Unimportant Things Done Poorly
- FIGURE 7.2. BUDGETING TIME EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
- Important Things Done Poorly
- Unimportant Things Done Well
- Important Things Done Well
- Unimportant Things Done Poorly
- Avoiding Overload
- How To Get Commitment And Buy-In
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 7.1 TIME MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE LEARNING.
- Assessment Of Student Performance
- Learner-Centered
- Teacher-Directed
- EXHIBIT 8.1. SAMPLE GRADING RUBRIC FOR ONLINE DISCUSSION.
- Mutually Beneficial
- Formative
- Context-Specific
- Ongoing
- Firmly Rooted in Good Practice
- TABLE 8.1. ALIGNING LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH ASSESSMENT.
- TABLE 8.2. SUGGESTIONS FOR EMBEDDING ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION INTO AN ONLINE COURSE.
- Who Owns My Work?
- Can I Say What I Really Want To?
- Use Of Student Work In Faculty Research
- Training Students In Copyright And Intellectual Property Issues
- Making Students An Integral Part Of The Process
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 9.1. ADDRESSING LEGAL CONCERNS IN THE ONLINE CLASSROOM.
- Stopping The Exodus: Remembering What Students Need To Succeed
- Access to Technology and the Skills to Use It
- Open-Mindedness About Sharing Personal Details
- Ease with the Online Environment
- Willingness to Commit the Necessary Time
- Critical Thinking Ability
- Reflective Ability
- Belief That High-Quality Learning Can Happen Anywhere and Anytime
- STEPS TO TAKE TO IMPROVE RETENTION
- Ensure Greater Interactivity and Community Building
- Control Group Size
- Recognize That Not All Students (or Faculty) Belong in the Online Classroom
- Collaboration + Presence + Community = Quality
- FIGURE 10.1. ELEMENTS OF A HIGH-QUALITY ONLINE COURSE OR PROGRAM.
- TABLE 10.1. IMPROVING QUALITY AND INCREASING RETENTION ONLINE.
- Being Learner-Focused In The Online Environment
- The Balance of Power Needs to Change
- The Function of Content Needs to Change
- The Role of the Teacher Needs to Change
- The Responsibility for Learning Needs to Change
- The Purpose and Processes of Evaluation Need to Change
- What The Online Learner Wants
- A Focus On Best Practices
- Principle 1: Good Practice Encourages Student-Faculty Contact
- Principle 2: Good Practice Encourages Cooperation Among Students
- Principle 3: Good Practice Encourages Active Learning
- Principle 4: Good Practice Gives Prompt Feedback
- Principle 5: Good Practice Emphasizes Time on Task
- Principle 6: Good Practice Communicates High Expectations
- Principle 7: Good Practice Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
- Concluding Thoughts
- TABLE 11.1. BEST PRACTICES IN ONLINE TEACHING.
- RESOURCES: THE TOOLKIT FOR A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE STUDENT
- INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLKIT FOR A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE STUDENT
- RESOURCE A FACULTY TOOLS
- Sample Course Guidelines
- Content and Posting Guidelines
- Guidelines for Online Participation
- Course Schedule.
- Course Teaching and Learning Methods.
- Faculty and Student Expectations
- Sample Expectations Letter
- Guidelines For Developing Critical Thinking Skills
- Thinking About Critical Thinking
- Tips for Promoting Critical Thinking Skills in an Online Class
- Guide To Developing Good Discussion Questions For The Online Course
- Case Methodology: How To Analyze Cases
- Using Case Studies
- Sample Guidelines for Student-Generated Cases
- Evaluating Student Work
- How You Will Be Evaluated?
- EXHIBIT A.1. SAMPLE GRADING RUBRIC.
- How You Will Be Evaluated?
- Sample Course Guidelines
- Self-Assessment: Is Online Learning For Me?
- Self-Assessment Questions
- Explanations
- Self-Assessment Checklist
- Tips For Being A Successful Online Learner
- Communication Tools
- Emoticons
- Acronyms
- Netiquette
- Clarity
- Quoting
- Avoid Me-Tooing.
- Avoid Stepladdering.
- Alternate Between Quotes and Your Comments.
- Why Bother?
- Manners.
- Emoticons
- Feedback Guidelines
- Time Management Tips And Tools
- Goal Inventory
- EXHIBIT B.1. LIFE GOALS.
- EXHIBIT B.2. WEEKLY OBJECTIVES.
- EXHIBIT B.3. WEEKLY PLANNER.
- EXHIBIT B.4. WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TIME USE.
- Goal Inventory
- Research Papers
- Writing Reflection Papers
- Tips for Writing Self-Reflections
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