Holly-- One excellent resource is /Online Education, /edited by Kelli Cargile Cook and Keith Grant-Davie. They are also preparing a new collection that, I believe, will be out soon. Also valuable is Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., & Jones, K. (2009). /Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies/. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. This is a meta-analysis of online education research. I have an article coming out in the December issue of /Transactions on Professional Communication /entitled "Miscommunication in International Virtual Workplaces" that may also help. Finally, I can share a few tips based on my teaching online. I believe it is a critical step to have a regular synchronous meeting as well as asynchronous activities. This rich mixture of technology provides the best results. I also try for one f2f meeting to kick things off though this isn't always possible. Finally, I emphasize meta-communication throughout the class--discussing the communication and how it is going--what's working and what isn't. Best! Pam Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Director, Writing and Editing Internships Department of English Appalachian State University Manager, STC Academic Special Interest Group phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe@appstate.edu Denise N. Rall wrote:
An oldie, but a goodie - especially on getting reluctant students to participate, etc.
Palloff, R. M. and K. Pratt (1999). Building learning communities in cyberspace: Effective strategies for the online classroom. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
Denise
Denise N. Rall, PhD. Special Projects, Faculty of Arts & Science Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61)(0)438 233344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Popular Culture Association of Australia & New Zealand POPCAANZ Conf. Auckland, New Zealand July 2011
--- On Tue, 31/8/10, Holly Kruse <holly.kruse@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Holly Kruse <holly.kruse@gmail.com> Subject: [Air-L] Best practices for e-learning To: air-l@aoir.org Received: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 3:16 AM Hi all:
For the first time ever, I'll will be teaching an online class. It's an undergraduate communication theory class, and it will be offered next semester. There is a huge amount of stuff that I need to learn, but mostly what I know at this point is that there are lots of bad online classes. So I'm wondering what practices make for a good online class? If there are any resources to which someone could point me, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks! Holly
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