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Informationen zum Autor Rena M. Palloff is a core faculty member at Capella University in the School of Education and adjunct faculty at the Fielding Graduate Institute. Keith Pratt is core faculty in the School of Education at Capella University and also teaches at the Fielding Graduate Institute. Palloff and Pratt have been appointed to the faculty of the Center for Excellence in Education and are managing partners of Crossroads Consulting Group. They are the authors of Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace and Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom, both from Jossey-Bass. Klappentext 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. "Just when you thought you had covered the online teaching waterfront, here come Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt with their most engaging research to date. The Virtual Student enables you to view the entire process through the lens of the learner, and in doing so, to deepen your understanding of online learning dynamics and the results you want to create." -- Kathleen Stinehart, Dean for Academic Outreach, Mary Baldwin College "A must-read for those who are concerned about issues such as student satisfaction, retention, and attrition in online courses." -- Wilson Azevedo, director, Brazilian Association of Distance Education " The Virtual Student is well written and documented, with frequent illustrations, examples, quotes from learners, and very useful toolkits for faculty and learners. It is a great read and guide for faculty, designers, administrators, and learners interested in online learning. What they will discover is that this book is really about effective pedagogy, regardless of the setting." -- Michael J. Offerman, president, Capella University Zusammenfassung Addresses the challenges of working with the virtual student in higher education. This book offers a profile of the virtual learner! giving an overview of key issues such as online student services and orientation programmes. It is suitable for any online educator. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xi Preface xiii About the Authors xxi Part One: A Profile of the Virtual Student 1 Who is the Virtual Student? 3 2 The Student Side of Online Learning Communities 15 3 Learning Styles 29 4 Gender, Culture, Lifestyle, and Geography 39 5 What the Virtual Student Needs 51 Part Two: A Guide to Working With the Virtual Student: Issues, Concerns, and Strategies 6 Designing a Good Student Orientation 65 7 Time and Commitment 77 8 Assessment and Evaluation 89 9 Legal Issues and the Virtual Student 103 10 Attrition, Retention, and Group Size 112 11 Becoming Truly Learner-Focused: Best Practices in Online Teaching 124 Introduction to the Toolkit for a Successful Online Student 139 Resource A: Faculty Tools 143 Resource B: Student Tools 161 References 179 Index 185 ...
