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Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $40.00
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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Description
Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include:
- Engaging students in the formation of an online learning community.
- Establishing a sense of presence online.
- Maximizing participation.
- Developing effective courses that include collaboration and reflection.
- Assessing student performance.
Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of online course design and delivery.
Reviews
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-07-23
Summary: "Vague"
This book is geared toward teaching adults, higher education, not k-12. I expected more concrete advice on teaching online,it really is just about creating "communities" as the title says. The need to connect the students. It's okay. Just not what I was hoping for.
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-05-30
Summary: "Long on theory - short on practice"
This book might be good for someone writing a paper about online learning but, as someone looking to create an online learning course, there was very little, if anything, I could use or apply. To be honest, I stopped reading after 100 pages and started skimming because the dry, academic writing style combined with little actual specific information left me bored.
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-05-20
Summary: "Disappointed"
Let me start off by saying I am not a techy by any stretch of the imagination AND I have never built an online learning community or come close to it. This book seemed so basic, little was of help for the class I bought it for. I did not need to buy it, nor was it recommended, but it sounded as if it would help...it did not.
I did buy it for an online class in education. Save your money and see if there is another book out there which is better written with actual information.
Great title tho'.
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-05-10
Summary: "Listed in good condition, it is not"
The book was listed with you as being in 'Good' condition. It is not. Every page has ink pen (lines) underlining sentences unevenly. At some points the lines go into the words of the sentence above or below it, making them hard to discipher.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-07-30
Summary: "A Must Read for Distance Learning Professionals"
This is quite simply one the best books on distance learning that I have read. Palloff and Pratt provide a well researched investigation into developing communities online.
The first part of the book goes to great length in defining distance learning and community. The authors provide both empirical and anecdotal evidence to support their claim that community building online is critical to distance learning success. They do a wonderful job stepping the reader through the psychological process of developing an online community and detailing the impact it can have on learning.
Their approach to instructional design moves the instructor into a collaborative and transformative learning model that places students at the center. Instructors become facilitators guiding student discussion and exploration. This stands in stark contrast to the chalk and talk lecture model that many instructors attempt to replicate in distance learning.
Part two of the book is a hands-on guide to best practices for building online learning communities. It covers everything from initial course design and maintaining a collaborative environment to student and course evaluation.
If you are involved in distance learning and online training... I would strongly recommend this book. It was published in July 2007 and is very up-to-date with references to blogging, wikis and social networks like Facebook and My Space. It's a great read a wonderful reference.