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Zusatztext "Giving practical advice! researched knowledge! and firsthand experience to the online educator! Finding your online voice shows how the teacher-student! one-on-one relationship can be fostered and maintained! even when connected only by keyboards that are many miles apart." - Nancy Berger! Technical Communication! Volume 55! Number 4! November 2008 Informationen zum Autor J. Michael Spector Klappentext Finding Your Online Voice offers a thought-provoking discussion of innovative approaches to technology-based distance education. Editor J. Michael Spector focuses on how highly experienced teachers conceptualize and organize online classes. Best practices and guidelines for effective online teaching as well as a set of instructor skills specific to online learning environments are featured in the volume. Distinguished researchers recount stories from a richly detailed, personal viewpoint on topics such as: *teaching orientations and philosophies;*approaches to learning and instruction;*orientation to and uses of technology;*models and methods of technology-based teaching; and*reflections and self-assessments. This work is appropriate for professors, students, and professional practitioners working in the areas of distance education and educational technology. It is intended as a primary resource in courses on technology integration. Zusammenfassung Finding Your Online Voice offers a thought-provoking discussion of innovative approaches to technology-based distance education. Editor J. Michael Spector focuses on how highly experienced teachers conceptualize and organize online classes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: D.P. Ely, Foreword. J.M. Spector, Preface. J.M. Spector, Competencies for Online Teachers. B. Collis, J. Moonen, The Contributing Student: Philosophy, Technology, and Strategy. J. Visser, Online Learning for Better or for Worse? A Reflective View. S. Naidu, M. Menon, C. Gunawardena, D. Lekamge, S. Karaunanayaka, How Scenario-Based Learning Can Engender Reflective Practice in Distance Education. Z. Berge, Motivate and Manage: Key Activities of Online Instructors. D.K. LaPointe, Pursuing Interaction. L. Visser, Online Teaching Experiences in Higher Education: Obstacles and Opportunities. B. Grabowski, How Does a Teacher Minimize Cost and Maximize Benefits of Online Interactions? W. Savenye, Interaction: The Power and Promise of Active Online Learning. R. Sims, B. Bovard, Using Elaborations of Online Presence to Foster Critical Thinking and Reflection. V.P. Dennen, A Chorus of Online Voices: Reflections on the Future of Online Instruction. ...
