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Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction(38 Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)


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Engaging the Online Learner This updated edition includes an innovative framework—the Phases of Engagement—that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. Engaging the Online Learner offers the tools and information needed to: Convert classroom activities to an online environment Assess the learning that occurs as a result of collaborative activities Phase in activities that promote engagement among online learners Build peer interaction through peer partnerships and team activities Create authentic activities and implement games and simulations Praise for Engaging the Online Learner "The Phases of Engagement framework provides a road map for creating community at each phase of an online course. This book is an invaluable guide to innovative practices for online learning." –Judith V. Boettcher, coauthor of The Online Teaching Survival Guide "Engagement is the heart of online learning. The authors have developed an encyclopedia of tried-and-true learner engagement activities that are authentic and ready to use." –Donald P. Ely, professor emeritus, instructional design, development and evaluation in the School of Education, Syracuse University

Table of Contents:
Preface vii Overview of the Contents ix Updates ix Acknowledgments x An Invitation x The Authors xi 1 Learning in an Online Environment 1 Engaged Learning in the Online Environment 4 Guiding Learners to Engage Online 7 Appropriate Activities for Each Phase 11 Summary 11 PART ONE Constructing Activities to Engage Online Learners 15 2 Designing Online Engagement 17 Adapting Classroom-Based Activities 18 Meeting the Needs of Online Learners 20 Choosing an Effective Communication Tool 21 Summary 26 3 Measuring Online Engaged Learning 27 Analyzing the Quality of Critical Thinking 28 Discussion Analysis Tools 29 Rubrics 29 Team Assessments 30 Reflective Self-Assessments 34 Summary 37 4 Learning to Use Online Tools 38 Building Students’ Skills in Using the Necessary Tools 38 PART TWO Activities to Engage Online Learners 49 5 Online Icebreakers 51 Characteristics of an Effective Icebreaker 52 6 Peer Partnership and Team Activities 67 Moving Dyads to Teams 68 7 Reflective Activities 81 Characteristics of an Effective Reflective Activity 82 8 Authentic Activities 92 Characteristics of an Effective Authentic Activity 93 9 Games and Simulations 101 Characteristics of an Effective Game or Simulation 102 10 Learner-Led Activities 114 Activities Led by Individuals Versus Teams 114 Conveying Outcomes 115 Choosing the Type of Activity 115 Adequate Orientation and Planning Time 115 What Do Learners Think About Learner-Led Activities? 117 Examples of Learner-Led Activities 118 References 129 Index 132

About the Author :
RITA-MARIE CONRAD has been teaching, designing, and consulting on online courses for nearly two decades. She consults on the design, implementation, and evaluation of online courses, and provides training to community college and university faculty. A frequent presenter on the topic of online instruction, she is also coauthor of The Online Teaching Survival Guide published by Jossey-Bass. J. ANA DONALDSON retired as an associate professor of instructional technology from the University of Northern Iowa. She continues her love of teaching online by working part-time as a contributing faculty member for Walden University. She also provides instructional design and program evaluation consulting and has presented workshops on using technology to apply the principles of engaged learning.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781118059821
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 38 Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning
  • ISBN-10: 1118059824
  • Publisher Date: 23 Mar 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Sub Title: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction


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