The essential guide to teaching in a virtual environment Online Teaching in the Digital Age provides educators with the essential knowledge needed to successfully develop and teach an online course. Throughout this practical hands-on guide, the authors offer 15 years of personal online teaching experience in language accessible to both the novice and advanced online educator. Developed through theory and practice, the text shows educators how to take the materials used in a traditional classroom and transfer them to a new virtual environment. Additionally, it gives educators the confidence and skills needed to run real-time (synchronous) and time-arranged (asynchronous) online discussions. Most reassuring of all, this book shows that few traditional course elements need to change in order to start teaching online.
Pat Swenson holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing from Goddard College and a Master's Degree in English from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she currently teaches English and Humanities. During her 20-year tenure at CSUN, she has developed and maintained a comprehensive website providing online resources for K-12 educators. She also served as both webmaster for the Humanities Program and as faculty representative on the Educational Technology Committee. Her efforts on the Committee culminated in securing online course offerings in the English Department. The recipient of numerous educational grants, she coordinated and evaluated key pilot programs to advance the implementation of online curricula. Nancy A. Taylor holds a Master's Degree in English Literature from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she currently teaches English and Humanities. For the past 15 years, she has taught traditional and online courses and has served on the English Department Educational Technology Committee. She has been awarded numerous educational grants related to the integration or improvement of online technology as it relates to learning and curriculum, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of pilot programs and expanding the functionality and applicability of educational websites. She has also served as a webmaster for the Humanities Program.
Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: The Virtual Classroom: A Dynamic Learning Environment Chapter 2: Establishing Your Web Presence: The Learning Management System and Course Webpages Chapter 3: Web 2.0: A World Wide Web of Options Chapter 4: Choosing Your Course Format and Features Chapter 5: Planning Future Semesters Appendix I: Sample Asynchronous Course Syllabus and Schedule Appendix II: Sample Synchronous Course Syllabus and Schedule Appendix III: Internet Etiquette Guidelines
